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Companion (2025): Dir. Drew Hancock
Feat. Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Rupert Friend…; It's no spoiler to say that Iris (Sophie Thatcher) is not what she seems in this cutting–edge sci–fi comedy thriller that deploys some…
Anora (2024): Dir. Sean Baker
Feat. Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yuriy Borisov; Writer–director Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket) returns with his most lauded comedy–drama yet – winner of…
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega…; Tim Burton’s 36–years–later sequel might be a retread, but it offers plenty of dazzling design and ghoulish gags that hit more than…
Didi (2024): Feat. Joan Chen; A semi–autobiographical film about a Taiwanese American teenage outcast growing up, falling in love, and acting–out during the eccentric…
Different Man, A (2024): Dir. Aaron Schimberg
Feat. Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson; An unforgettable drama about a disfigured aspiring actor who undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. The…
Drive-Away Dolls (2024): Dir. Ethan Coen
Feat. Margaret Qualley, Geraldine Viswanathan, Beanie Feldstein…; A short romp about two women who take an impromptu road–trip to freshen up their sad lives. Things quickly go awry when they find themselves on…
Fall Guy, The (2024): Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson…; A Hollywood stuntman (Gosling) must find a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy, clear his name, and win back the love of his life. This popcorn…
Kneecap (2024): Dir. Rich Peppiatt
Feat. Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, JJ Ó Dochartaigh; An adrenalized, dramatized version of the true story of 'Kneecap', a hip–hop trio from West Belfast. The lads do a terrific job of playing…
Mountain, The (2024): Dir. Rachel House
Feat. Elizabeth Atkinson, Reuben Francis, Terence Daniel…; A young girl, raised outside of her Maori culture, is determined to fulfil her mission of connecting with her mountain in the hope they can heal her…
We Were Dangerous (2024): Dir. Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu
Feat. Erana James, Nathalie Morris, Manaia Hall…; A striking Kiwi fable about three teenage girls who plot to escape an oppressive school for delinquents on an isolated island in the 1950s, it's the…
Wicked Little Letters (2024): Dir. Thea Sharrock
Feat. Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Timothy Spall…; A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a dark and absurd scandal based on a stranger–than–fiction true events. When the…
Asteroid City (2023): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks…; A parade of caricatures converge on the tiny desert town of "Asteroid City": famous for it's rock in a hole. When things get ...…
Bad Behaviour (2023): Dir. Alice Englert
Feat. Jennifer Connelly, Alice Englert, Ben Whishaw…; Jennifer Connelly gives a committed performance as a former child actor who seeks enlightenment at a retreat in Oregon while navigating a…
Barbie (2023): Dir. Greta Gerwig
Feat. Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera…; Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are perfectly cast as “perfect” dolls Barbie and Ken facing an existential crisis in Barbieland in Greta…
Cat Person (2023): Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan…; An extended film adaptation of a 2017 'New Yorker' short story that went viral on account of its wildly relatable tale of a young millennial woman's…
Cocaine Bear (2023): Dir. Elizabeth Banks
Feat. Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Christian Convery…; An oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converge on a Georgia forest where a huge black bear goes on a murderous rampage after…
Difficult Year, A (2023): Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Feat. Pio Marmaï, Noémie Merlant, Mathieu Amalric; A pair of compulsive over–spenders are up to their necks in debt. As pay–day looms, they seize an opportunity to scam a group of social…
Dream Scenario (2023): Dir. Kristoffer Borgli
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Dylan Gelula…; Nicolas Cage plays a hapless family man and professor who becomes an unwitting celebrity when he starts appearing in the dreams of the general…
Dumb Money (2023): Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D'Onofrio…; Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya) directs this insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning a…
Fallen Leaves (2023): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Jussi Vatanen, Alma Pöysti; Director Aki Kaurismaki returns with a deadpan romantic crowd–pleaser about two lost souls in Helsinki on a bumpy road to finding each…
Holdovers, The (2023): Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa; A jaded teacher is forced to remain on campus during the snowy Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere else to go. He soon…
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023): Dir. Ariane Louis-Seize
Feat. Sara Montpetit, Félix-Antoine Bénard, Marie Brassard…; A delightfully deadpan French–Canadian comedy about a doleful adolescent vampire who is too compassionate to kill for her special dietary…
La Chimera (2023): Dir. Alice Rohrwacher; Another delight from dir. Alice Rohrwacher that completes a trilogy (after The Wonders and Happy as Lazzaro) about Italy's relationship with its…
No Hard Feelings (2023): Dir. Gene Stupnitsky
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Matthew Broderick, Natalie Morales…; Jennifer Lawrence produces and stars in this sweet–natured sex comedy spiked by more than a few laugh–out–loud moments and at least…
Problemista (2023): Dir. Julio Torres
Feat. Tilda Swinton, Julio Torres; Character comic Julio Torres directs and stars as an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to break out in New York city. As time on his…
Red, White and Brass (2023): Dir. Damon Fepulea’i
Feat. John-Paul Foliaki, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi…; John–Paul Foliaki leads a lovable ensemble cast in this joyous, uplifting comedy set in the Tongan community of Te…
There's Still Tomorrow (2023): Dir. Paola Cortellesi
Feat. Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Vinicio Marchioni; An audacious, bittersweet comedy–drama that swept the Italian Oscars and broke domestic box–office records. Directed, co–written…
Uproar (2023): Dir. Paul Middleditch, Hamish Bennett
Feat. Julian Dennison, Rhys Darby, Minnie Driver…; Set in Dunedin in 1981, a rugby–obsessed country is divided over the arrival of the South African Springboks team, sparking nationwide…
Allelujah (2022): Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Russell Tovey, David Bradley…; An adaptation of the play by Alan Bennett, set in a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital that is threatened with closure. The hospital…
Babylon (2022): Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Diego Calva Hernandez…; Director Damien Chazelle's epic set in 1920s Los Angeles tells a tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of…
Flux Gourmet (2022): Dir. Peter Strickland
Feat. Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie , Asa Butterfield…; Required viewing for those with an interest in the machinations of the Arts, director Peter Strickland steps up as the rightful heir to British…
Jackass Forever (2022): Dir. Jeff Tremaine
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O , Chris Pontius…; Fourth installment in the JACKASS film series, with the crew 11 years older and no less gloriously stupid. All the same insane stunts, pranks and…
Lost City, The (2022): Dir. Aaron Nee, Adam Nee
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe…; Sandra Bullock plays a brilliant but reclusive author who has spent her career writing about exotic places in her popular romance–adventure…
Man Called Otto, A (2022): Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Tom Hanks, Rachel Keller, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo; Based on the bestseller and subsequent Swedish film “A Man Called Ove”, this English language remake tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom…
Marry Me (2022): Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Chloe Coleman…; Jennifer Lopez stars in this “modern love story about celebrity, marriage and social media” as a version of her musical superstar self who…
Menu, The (2022): Dir. Mark Mylod
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult…; A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.…
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris (2022): Dir. Anthony Fabian
Feat. Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson…; The story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own.…
Nude Tuesday (2022): Dir. Armagan Ballantyne
Feat. Jackie Van Beek, Damon Herriman, Jemaine Clement…; A full–frontal body and sex–positive farce performed entirely in a made–up “gibberish” language (and then subtitled later by…
Origin of Evil, The (2022): Dir. Sebastien Marnier
Feat. Laure Calamy; A black comedy thriller from France about riches, bitches and patriarchal pricks, because when it comes to money all bets are off and all knives come…
Scream (2022): Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Feat. Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega…; The fifth installment in the SCREAM series of slasher films, acting as a direct sequel to 2011's SCREAM 4, and the first to be made without the late…
Studio 666 (2022): Dir. BJ McDonnell
Feat. Dave Grohl, Whitney Cummings, Taylor Hawkins…; Rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock'n'roll history to record their 10th album in this horror–comedy that…
Ticket To Paradise (2022): Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Kaitlyn Dever…; Middle–aged rom–com fluff with George Clooney and Julia Roberts starring as ex–marrieds who find themselves on a shared mission to…
Triangle of Sadness (2022): Dir. Ruben Östlund
Feat. Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson…; Gilded privilege gets a stinging taste of reality in this brilliantly orchestrated Palm D'Or–winner from the dir. of THE SQUARE and FORCE…
Two Tickets To Greece (2022): Dir. Marc Fitoussi
Feat. Laure Calamy, Olivia Cote, Kristin Scott Thomas; A sunlit escapist comedy set in Les Cyclades (the original French title) starring Laure Calamy and Olivia Côte as long–estranged childhood…
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The (2022): Dir. Tom Gormican
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Neil Patrick Harris…; A doozy of an action–comedy in which Nicolas Cage plays a version of himself as a famous actor who is forced into real–life…
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022): Dir. Eric Appel
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson; Daniel Radcliffe stars in this aptly playful biopic of musical comedian 'Weird Al' Yankovic that charts his meteoric rise to fame with early hits…
What's Love Got to Do With it? (2022): Dir. Shekhar Kapur
Feat. Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson…; How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary filmmaker Zoe (Lily James), swiping right to find Mr. Right has only delivered bad…
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar) (2021): Dir. Josh Greenbaum
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan…; Terrific comedy written by and starring Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo (BRIDESMAIDS), who play middle–aged best friends who leave their small…
C'Mon C'Mon (2021): Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy…; Joaquin Phoenix offers his best self as a journalist saddled with his sister's precocious 10–year–old while on assignment gathering…
Clifford The Big Red Dog (2021): Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale…; Spirited animal caper about a 12–year old girl whose love for a rescue dog causes the animal to grow into a giant ten–foot hound, which…
Cruella (2021): Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry…; Crime comedy starring Emma Stone as the villainous character Cruella de Vil from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Director…
Cyrano (2021): Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr.…; Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett are terrific in this musical take on the iconic French romance, Cyrano de Bergerac, based on Erica Schmidt's 2018…
Encanto (2021): Dir. Jared Bush, Byron Howard; Colourful Disney musical following a multi–generational Colombian family who recieve magical gifts that help them serve their rural community,…
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2021): Dir. Daniel Scheinert, Dan Kwan
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis…; Likely to be THE film of 2022, this dazzling, ingenious sci–fi comedy adventure epic throws in a million ideas and makes most of them stick.…
Free Guy (2021): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery…; Unabashedly sweet sci–fi comedy with Ryan Reynolds playing a clueless bank teller who discovers he is a non–player character in an open…
French Dispatch, The (2021): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton…; A wildly inventive anthology film from meticulous auteur Wes Anderson (GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL) set in in a fictional 20th century French town, where a…
French Exit (2021): Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Imogen Poots…; Another wonderfully surreal comedy from director Azazel Jacobs (THE LOVERS). Michelle Pfeiffer plays a privileged Manhattan heiress who loses her…
Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021): Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace…; The fourth Ghostbusters movie with much of the original cast reappearing alongside fresh young faces, directed and co–written by Jason Reitman…
I'm Your Man (2021): Dir. Maria Schrader
Feat. Dan Stevens; A fabulously entertaining high concept comedy from Germany about a skeptical scientist who agrees to a three week product test of a humanoid robot…
Jungle Cruise (2021): Dir. Jaume Collet-Serra
Feat. Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Édgar Ramírez…; Good old fashioned fantasy adventure based on the Disney theme park ride of the same name, with Dwayne Johnson playing a steamboat skipper who takes…
Language Lessons (2021): Dir. Natalie Morales
Feat. Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales; A Spanish teacher and her American student develop an unexpected friendship over a series of conference calls in this quirky, Co–Vid inspired…
Licorice Pizza (2021): Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn…; Celebrated auteur Paul Thomas Anderson amusingly runs through the fads of the 1970s while loosely following the relationship between a precocious…
Locked Down (2021): Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Stephen Merchant…; Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor play a newly separated couple confined to their swanky London apartment during a mandatory lockdown, with…
Long Story Short (2021): Dir. Josh Lawson
Feat. Josh Lawson, Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman…; Cute Australian riff on the GROUNDHOG DAY formula about a man who wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he is…
My Salinger Year (2021): Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth…; Light drama set in the world of literary arts in the pre–digital era, from French–Canadian director Philippe Falardeau (MONSIEUR…
Silent Night (2021): Dir. Camille Griffin
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis…; A grinch of a Christmas movie that on the surface looks like LOVE ACTUALLY but has a premise as black as coal. A bunch of…
Suicide Squad, The (2021): Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena…; The standalone sequel to SUICIDE SQUAD is this bold, bright and chaotic superhero movie based on the DC Comics characters. Harley Quinn (Margot…
Worst Person in the World, The (2021): Dir. Joachim Trier
Feat. Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum; Gloriously provocative and richly perceptive comedy drama from talented Norwegian director Joachim Trier (THELMA), which follows an unpredictable,…
A Christmas Gift from Bob (A Gift from Bob) (2020): Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Luke Treadaway, Anna Wilson-Jones; A Christmas sequel to A STREET CAT NAMED BOB with Luke Treadaway returning as James Bowen (who wrote the loosely autobiographical books) – a…
A Friendly Tale (Le bonheur des uns) (2020): Dir. Daniel Cohen
Feat. Bérénice Bejo, Vincent Cassel, François Damiens…; A charming four–hander from the director of LE CHEF in which a sparkling cast play two forty–something couples whose professional and…
Another Round (Druk) (2020): Dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang…; Another cheeky yet bittersweet provocation from Dogme 95 alumni Thomas Vinterberg that won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. The…
Antoinette in the Cevennes (2020): Dir. Caroline Vignal
Feat. Laure Calamy, Benjamin Lavernhe, Olivia Cote…; A warm hearted French comedy from writer director Caroline Vignal, starring Laure Calamy as a school teacher on a journey of self–discovery in…
Baby Done (2020): Dir. Curtis Vowell
Feat. Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis, Emily Barclay…; Appealing Kiwi comedy with award–winning stand–up comedian Rose Matafeo playing a reluctant soon–to–be parent in a state of…
Bill and Ted Face the Music (2020): Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal…; Time–traveling rock 'n' roll nerds Bill and Ted are back for another adventure, now as middle–aged dads. From the director of GALAXY…
Birds of Prey (Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)) (2020): Dir. Cathy Yan
Feat. Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez…; Margot Robbie returns as the edgy anti–hero Harley Quinn in this follow–up to the DC Comics adaptation SUICIDE SQUAD. Full of wickedly…
Broken Hearts Gallery, The (2020): Dir. Natalie Krinsky
Feat. Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, Bernadette Peters; Glossy rom–com featuring a winning performance from Geraldine Viswanathan as a 20–something in New York who creates an art gallery to…
Comeback Trail, The (2020): Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman…; Crime comedy based on an 80's film of the same name, with Robert De Niro playing a greedy grindhouse film producer who casts an aging, washed up…
County, The (2020): Dir. Grimur Hakonarson
Feat. Arndis Hronn Egilsdottir, Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson; A quintessentially Icelandic serio–comedy from the director of RAMS about one woman’s fight against a monopolistic co–op stifling the…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 10 (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines…; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Guest star Saverio Guerra returns as Mocha Joe, Larry's rival from season 7. Larry continues…
Dinner in America (2020): Dir. Adam Rehmeier
Feat. Kyle Gallner, Emily Skeggs, Brittany Sheets…; Kyle Gallner and Emily Skeggs lend plenty of charisma to this stroppy–sweet black comedy as an on–the–lam punk rocker and an…
Dolittle (The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle) (2020): Dir. Stephen Gaghan
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Antonio Banderas, Michael Sheen…; Nutty remake of the 1967 musical with Robert Downey Jr. as the Welsh veterinarian who can talk to animals. Based loosely on the book The Voyages of…
Duke, The (2020): Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead…; Crowd–pleasing British comedy–drama based on a true incident in which a 60–year old taxi driver (Jim Broadbent) stole Goya’s…
Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt) (Ellie and Abbie) (2020): Dir. Monica Zanetti
Feat. Sophie Hawkshaw, Zoe Terakes, Marta Dusseldorp…; Australian lesbian rom–com from writer–director Monica Zanetti, based on her own stage play about a teenager who is visited by the ghost…
Fatman (2020): Dir. Ian Nelms, Eshom Nelms
Feat. Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste; Mel Gibson indulges his curmudgeonly side as a rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus who is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, a neglected…
Freaky (2020): Dir. Christopher Landon
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Katie Finneran…; Christopher Landon (HAPPY DEATH DAY) directs this big hearted and hilarious teen comedy slasher with loving nods to classics of the genre, especially…
Freshman Year (S#!%house) (2020): Dir. Cooper Raiff
Feat. Cooper Raiff, Amy Landecker, Dylan Gelula; An intimate microbudget indie depicting the experience of an awkward, lonely college freshman who unexpectedly makes a connection with a girl at a…
Great, The (TV Series) (2020): Feat. Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox…; A wild and witty period drama loosely based on the rise to power of Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning). Billed as 'anti–historical', the…
Happiest Season (2020): Feat. Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie…; A lesbian rom–com gets the Hollywood treatment with this instant Christmas classic from writer–director Clea DuVall. Kristen Stewart…
How to Be a Good Wife (2020): Dir. Martin Provost
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Yolande Moreau, Noemie Lvovsky…; Feather lite French comedy set in 1968, with the predictably scene–stealing Juliette Binoche playing an immaculate and morally upright teacher…
How To Deter A Robber (2020): Dir. Maria Bissell
Feat. Vanessa Marano, Benjamin Papac, Abbie Cobb; Endearing horror comedy set in a desolate town in Northern Wisconsin at Christmas, where a stubborn young woman and her sweet but naive boyfriend…
I Used to Go Here (2020): Dir. Kris Rey
Feat. Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Josh Wiggins…; Clever indie dramady exploring millennial ennui from writer–director Kris Rey, with the always likeable Gillian Jacobs playing a struggling…
Intelligence (TV Series) (2020): Feat. David Schwimmer, Nick Mohammed; British workplace comedy created by and starring Nick Mohammed as an inept and tactless computer analyst who is enlisted by a pompous American NSA…
Irresistible (2020): Dir. Jon Stewart
Feat. Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis…; Political satire directed by The Daily Show's Jon Stewart (ROSEWATER), with Steve Carrell playing a retired veteran who runs for mayor in a…
June Again (2020): Dir. JJ Winlove
Feat. Noni Hazlehurst, Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry; Drama with Noni Hazelhurst playing a woman whose dementia unexpectedly goes away, leaving her with a valuable window of time before her inevitable…
Kajillionaire (2020): Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger, Gina Rodriguez…; Irreverent comedy from writer–director Miranda July (ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW) following a struggling family who survive on petty crime,…
King of Staten Island, The (2020): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr…; An understated and surprisingly mature comedy charmer from director Judd Apatow about a young slacker in a state of arrested development and…
Limbo (2020): Dir. Ben Sharrock
Feat. Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi…; A moving cross–cultural comedy about the refugee experience, set on a remote Scottish island where a promising young Syrian musician is waiting…
Love Sarah (2020): Dir. Eliza Schroeder
Feat. Rupert Penry-Jones, Celia Imrie, Shelley Conn; Charming multi–generational rom–com set in Notting Hill, where a 19 year–old woman enlists the help of her mother's best friend and…
Man in the Hat, The (2020): Dir. Stephen Warbeck, John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Ciaran Hinds, Stephen Dillane, Maïwenn …; Road–trip comedy–musical about a man who sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500, with five angry men in a Citroën Dyane…
Military Wives (2020): Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng…; Shamelessly cheesy British comedy following four women who form a military wives choir after their husbands leave to serve in Afghanistan, then find…
Misbehaviour (2020): Dir. Philippa Lowthorpe
Feat. Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keeley Hawes…; Crowd pleasing comedy based on real life events in which a group of women disrupted the live broadcast of the 1970 Miss World competition to protest…
Mole Agent, The (2020): Dir. Maite Alberdi; An Academy Award–nominated documentary set in a nursing home in Chile, where a private investigator has hired a charismatic…
Never Gonna Snow Again (2020): Dir. Malgorzata Szumowska
Feat. Alec Utgoff, Maja Ostaszewska, Agata Kulesza…; Assured Polish Oscar contender about a Ukrainian immigrant who unexpectedly develops a cult–like following while working as a masseur in a…
Psycho Goreman (2020): Dir. Steven Kostanski
Feat. Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Steven Vlahos; A nostalgia–soaked Creature Feature that is a commendably light–hearted yet ultra–violent slice of cosmic comedy/adventure about an…
Rams (2020): Dir. Jeremy Sims
Feat. Sam Neill, Michael Caton, Miranda Richardson…; Aussie re–imagining of the hit Icelandic comedy RAMS (2016), with Sam Neill the obvious choice to play a farmer in a decades long war with his…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - The Promised Land (2020): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; The posse meet three cat clerics who worship Lister as their God. Lister vows to help them as they're being hunted by Rodon, the ruthless feral cat…
Rosa's Wedding (2020): Feat. Candela Pena, Sergi Lopez, Nathalie Poza…; Delightful Spanish comedy about a hard–working seamstress in her mid–40's who decides to turn her life around after spending years…
Rose Maker, The (La fine fleur) (2020): Dir. Pierre Pinaud
Feat. Catherine Frot, Olivia Cote, Rukkmini Ghosh; Gentle French comedy with Catherine Frot (THE MIDWIFE) playing a rose maker on the verge of financial ruin, who hires three hapless misfits with no…
Save Yourselves! (2020): Dir. Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson
Feat. John Paul Reynolds, Sunita Mani, John Early…; A light hearted sci–fi comedy about a young Brooklyn couple who disconnect and unplug their lives while on a remote holiday, and are unaware…
Show, The (2020): Dir. Mitch Jenkins
Feat. Tom Burke, Siobhan Hewlett, Alan Moore…; Highly imaginative British fantasy noir based on a screenplay by brilliant English graphic novelist Alan Moore (V FOR VENDETTA, WATCHMEN). Set in…
Sing 2 (2020): Dir. Garth Jennings; Sequel to the endearing children's musical comedy SING, set in a world of anthropomorphic animals who are involved in the theatre industry. Buster…
Sonic The Hedgehog (2020): Dir. Jeff Fowler
Feat. James Marsden, Ben Schwartz, Tika Sumpter…; Action–packed video game spin off following the supersonic hedgehog as he teams up with a small–town cop to defeat an evil genius who…
This Town (2020): Dir. David White
Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Alice May Connolly, David White…; Goofy small–town NZ rom–com about a socially awkward man (played by writer–director David White) who finds unlikely romance despite…
Trip to Greece, The (2020): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Michael Towns…; The fourth and final gastronomic expedition of British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, who play fictionalised version of themselves retracing…
Wedding Speech, The (Le discours) (2020): Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Kyan Khojandi, Sara Giraudeau, Benjamin Lavernhe…; Smart and sophisticated crowd–pleaser from French director Laurent Tirard (NICHOLAS ON HOLIDAY), following an anxiety–ridden man who is…
Wild Mountain Thyme (2020): Dir. John Patrick Shanley
Feat. Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm…; John Patrick Shanley, who created MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary…
Willy's Wonderland (2020): Dir. Kevin Lewis
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Ric Reitz; Nicolas Cage continues his late career "cult" movie run with this bonkers action–comedy–horror playing a quiet drifter who is tricked…
Witches, The (2020): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci…; Robert Zemeckis' re–imagining of Roald Dahl’s beloved story that tells the darkly humorous yet heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who,…
A Bump Along the Way (2019): Dir. Shelly Love
Feat. Bronagh Gallagher, Lola Petticrew, Mary Moulds…; A warm hearted comedy set in Derry in Northern Ireland, with Bronagh Gallagher in a deserved lead role as a free spirited mother in her 40's who…
A Dog's Journey (2019): Dir. Gail Mancuso
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad, Marg Helgenberger; Sweet and sentimental sequel to A DOG'S PURPOSE (2017), following the various reincarnations of a lovable canine, who carries out a promise to a…
A Rainy Day in New York (2019): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez…; Whimsical rom–com set in New York and following a young college student (Timothée Chalamet) and his romantic exploits with his film student…
Alien Addiction (2019): Dir. Shae Sterling
Feat. Jimi Jackson, JoJo Waaka, Thomas Sainsbury; Goofball Kiwi comedy starring internet comedy sensations Tom Sainsbury and Jimi Jackson, the latter of whom plays a man from small town Waikato who…
An Unexpected Love (El amor menos pensado) (2019): Dir. Juan Vera
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Mercedes Morán; Argentinian romantic comedy exploring the lives of a couple who, after 25 years of marriage, decide to explore being single, with hilarious and…
Animals (2019): Dir. Sophie Hyde
Feat. Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat; Raucous comedy with Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat brilliant together as best friends living in Dublin, whose hard partying lifestyle comes under…
Art of Self-Defense, The (2019): Dir. Riley Stearns
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots; Black comedy thriller from the director of the underseen FAULTS, with a mild mannered accountant (Jesse Eisenberg) questioning the meaning of…
Babyteeth (2019): Dir. Shannon Murphy
Feat. Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Michelle Lotters…; Australian coming–of–age drama marking the feature debut for director Shannon Murphy (KILLING EVE), from a screenplay by Rita Kalnejais,…
Bellbird (2019): Dir. Hamish Bennett
Feat. Marshall Napier, Cohen Holloway, Annie Whittle; Charming and quietly restrained comedy drama set on a Northland NZ dairy farm, where a third generation farm owner struggles to cope with the loss of…
Births, Deaths & Marriages (2019): Dir. Beatrice Joblin
Feat. Geraldine Brophy, Tess Jamieson-Karaha, Sophie Hambleton…; A cancelled wedding in Upper Hutt in 1994 sets the scene for this chaotic yet surprisingly deft domestic farce made on a credit–card…
Blue Moon (2019): Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, Olivia Hadlow; Shot on entirely on an iphone in and around a Motueka petrol station, this twisty thriller from enterprising indie Mainlander Stefen Harris follows a…
Booksmart (2019): Dir. Olivia Wilde
Feat. Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein; Sensational directorial debut for actor Olivia Wilde, who transforms the High School coming–of–age comedy into a riotous celebration of…
Brown Boys (2019): Dir. Hans Masoe
Feat. Hans Masoe, Lagi Farani; A comedic coming–of–age film about six Samoan men (Peter the Player, Kiligi the Bad Influence, Magele the Tough Guy, Luka the Drunken…
Butt Boy (2019): Dir. Tyler Cornack
Feat. Angela Jones, Tyler Cornack, Kristina Clifford; Pulpy crime comedy boasting an outrageously vulgar gag as it's premise: a hard–working, hard–drinking detective discovers that a suspect…
Catch-22 (TV Mini-series) (2019): Dir. Grant Heslov, George Clooney
Feat. Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Daniel David Stewart…; Updated six–part adaptation of the difficult–to–adapt classic Joseph Heller novel, a WWII satire which was formerly adapted as a…
Cats (2019): Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. James Corden, Judi Dench, Idris Elba…; Vilified remake of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about a group of cats competing at an elaborate ceremony to decide who will be reincarnated. A…
Charlie's Angels (2019): Dir. Elizabeth Banks
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska…; Third installment in the glamorous action comedy film series, with three new private detective "Angels" who work for the Townsend Agency. A more…
Climb, The (2019): Dir. Michael Angelo Covino
Feat. Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin…; Expanding on their short film of the same name, friends Michael Angelo Corvino and Kyle Marvin write and star in this caustically funny portrait of…
Come As You Are (2019): Dir. Richard Wong
Feat. Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel…; A remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista', this endearing and often funny bro comedy follows three young men with disabilities who hit…
Come to Daddy (2019): Dir. Ant Timpson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Michael Smiley…; Wildly inventive horror–comedy from New Zealand producer and "Incredibly Strange" film festival honcho Ant Timpson in his directorial debut. A…
Daffodils (2019): Dir. David Stubbs
Feat. Rose McIver, George Mason, Kimbra; Ambitious screen musical based on the stageplay of same name that threads a bittersweet romantic narrative over several decades through a setlist of…
Day Shall Come, The (2019): Dir. Chris Morris
Feat. Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick, Kayvan Novak…; Brilliantly absurd comedy from boundary–pushing British director Chris Morris (FOUR LIONS) following an impoverished and somewhat unhinged…
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019): Dir. Simon Bird
Feat. Earl Cave, Tamsin Greig, Rob Brydon; Charming coming–of–age comedy–drama starring newcomer Earl Cave (son of Nick Cave) as a teenage heavy metal fan struggling to get…
Dead Don't Die, The (2019): Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton…; Zom–com from indie favourite Jim Jarmusch, assembling a stunning ensemble cast and following the police force of a small town as they struggle…
Deerskin (Le Daim) (2019): Dir. Quentin Dupieux
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Adele Haenel, Albert Delpy; Quentin Dupieux, director of the cult hit RUBBER, returns with this buckwild surrealist comedy, following a man's all–consuming devotion for a…
Detective Pikachu (Pokémon Detective Pikachu) (2019): Dir. Rob Letterman; Thrilling Pokemon adventure set in Ryme City, a sprawling metropolis where humans and Pokemon live side by side. When a detective goes missing, his…
Dogs Don't Wear Pants (Koirat eivät käytä housuja) (2019): Dir. J.-P. Valkeapää
Feat. Krista Kosonen; Finnish erotic drama about a lonely dad who is traumatized by the loss of his wife in a drowning accident, and stumbles into ecstasy via a powerful…
Emma (2019): Dir. Autumn de Wilde
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner…; Adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel, from a screenplay by New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Lead actress Anna Taylor–Joy is wickedly…
Extra Ordinary (2019): Dir. Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman
Feat. Maeve Higgins, Barry Ward, Will Forte…; A pleasingly off–kilter Irish supernatural comedy about a sweet–natured but lonely driving instructor who uses her paranormal talents to…
Farewell, The (2019): Dir. Lulu Wang
Feat. Awkwafina , Tzi Ma, Zhao Shuzhen…; Widely acclaimed comedy–drama of family dysfunction, based on the real–life experiences of Chinese writer director Lulu Wang. A…
Fighting With My Family (2019): Dir. Stephen Merchant
Feat. Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost; Big–hearted wrestling biopic centered around real–life WWE wrestler Paige (Florence Pugh), whose dad is also a former wrestler.
Finding Steve McQueen (2019): Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Travis Fimmel, Rachael Taylor, William Fichtner…; Lighthearted heist caper set in the 1970's, following the unlikely attempt by a group of small–time crims to steal $30 million from Nixon's…
First Love (Hatsukoi) (2019): Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Shota Sometani…; Crime thriller from prolific Japanese auteur director Takashi Miike set over a single night in Tokyo, where a down–on–his luck boxer and…
Fisherman's Friends (2019): Dir. Chris Foggin
Feat. Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, David Hayman…; Delightful comedy inspired by the true story of ten grizzled Cornish fishermen whose sea shanties unexpectedly became chart toppers after a cynical…
Gentlemen, The (2019): Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell…; A star–studded "mockney" action–comedy from Guy Ritchie led by Matthew McConaughey as an American marijuana magnate in London whose…
Girl on the Third Floor (2019): Dir. Travis Stevens
Feat. C.M. Punk, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks; Wild black comedy with former WWE wrestler "CM Punk" as an ex–con with his own demons convincing his eight–month–pregnant wife to…
Gloria Bell (2019): Dir. Sebastián Lelio
Feat. Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Caren Pistorius…; Another winner from Chilean director Sebastian Lelio, who remakes his superb Spanish–language mid–life romance with absolute assurance…
Good Boys (2019): Dir. Gene Stupnitsky
Feat. Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon, Keith L. Williams; Three sixth–grade boys find themselves in a series of misadventures after ditching school. A raunchy comedy with a sweet heart.
Greed (2019): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Asa Butterfield…; Satirical comedy about filthy rich people, with Steve Coogan playing a billionaire fashion mogul whose life is explored using non–linear…
Happy Death Day 2U (2019): Dir. Christopher Landon
Feat. Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Suraj Sharma…; Sequel to the enormously likable 2017 slasher farce HAPPY DEATH DAY, with Jessica Rothe returning as Tree Gelbman, the college student who gets stuck…
Harpoon (2019): Dir. Rob Grant
Feat. Munro Chambers, Brett Gelman, Emily Tyra; Darkly humorous survival horror with three best friends stranded on a yacht, fighting to survive and struggling with sexual tensions and rivalries.…
Heroic Losers (2019): Dir. Sebastian Borensztein
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Luis Brandoni, Chino Darin…; Winning underdog comedy from Argentinian director Sebastian Borensztein (CHINESE TAKEAWAY) based on the novel by Eduardo Sacheri (THE SECRET IN THEIR…
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019): Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Emilia Jones, Sebastian Croft, Nick Frost…; Live action historical farce based on the book and TV series of the same name, about a teenager in the Roman era who is forced to join the Roman Army…
Hustle, The (2019): Dir. Chris Addison
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp…; A female makeover of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988), with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson starting as scam artists, one low rent and the other high…
Hustlers (2019): Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles…; A group of former strip club employees take on their Wall Street Clients in this high energy, whip smart crime comedy. Inspired by the New York…
I Feel Good (2019): Dir. Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Yolande Moreau; Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (THE ARTIST) stars in this quirky French comedy about a man with a ridiculous get–rich–quick scheme involving…
It Must Be Heaven (2019): Dir. Elia Suleiman
Feat. Elia Suleiman, Tarik Kopty, Kareem Ghneim…; Brilliantly absurdist comedy of errors following a Palestinian filmmaker who leaves his country for the West and the promise of a new and better…
Jo-Jo Rabbit (JoJo Rabbit) (2019): Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Taika Waititi…; Wildly satirical WWII comedy following Jojo, a lonely German boy who discovers his mother, who is secretly anti–Nazi, is hiding a young Jewish…
Killer Sofa (My Lover, My Lazy Boy) (2019): Dir. Bernardo Rao
Feat. Jed Brophy, jordan rivers, Nathalie Morris…; Endearing Kiwi B–movie about a reclining chair that becomes smitten with a young woman and begins committing crimes of passion. It's up to a…
Knives Out (2019): Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas…; A wildly funny and supremely clever contemporary murder–mystery from writer–director Rian Johnson, where a family patriarch's death…
Last Christmas (2019): Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh…; Comfortably predictable British rom–com filled with Christmas warmth, from beloved director Paul Feig (BRIDESMAIDS). A…
Late Night (2019): Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella…; Emma Thompson plays a once successful late–night talk show host who fears her popularity is slipping and hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to…
Like a Boss (2019): Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Coolidge…; Buddy–comedy about two woman with contrasting ambitions who run a cosmetics company together, and have to find a way to reconcile their…
Little Monsters (2019): Dir. Abe Forsythe
Feat. Lupita Nyong'o, Alexander England, Kat Stewart; Horror comedy in which a zombie outbreak threatens the lives of some school children, and a school teacher forms a resistance team with the help of a…
Long Shot (2019): Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, Andy Serkis…; Charming rom–com with Seth Rogen playing a journalist who becomes speechwriter to presidential candidate Charlize Theron, who was his childhood…
Lowdown Dirty Criminals (2019): Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. James Rolleston, Samuel Austin, Robbie Magasiva…; Kiwi crime caper set in Wellington, with likeably formless best buddies Freddy (James Rolleston, THE BREAKER UPPERERS) and Marvin (newcomer Samuel…
Lucky Grandma (2019): Dir. Sasie Sealy
Feat. Tsai Chin, Hsiao-Yuan Ha, Michael Tow; Veteran Chinese actress Tsai Chin (THE JOY LUCK CLUB) plays a cranky, chain–smoking, 86–year–old Grandma in this feisty comedy set…
Men in Black: International (Men in Black 4) (2019): Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Tessa Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Rebecca Ferguson…; Reboot of the sci–fi comedy about the top–secret organization which protects the earth from alien activity. Tessa Thompson and Chris…
My Days of Glory (Mes jours de gloire) (2019): Dir. Antoine de Bary
Feat. Vincent Lacoste, Emmanuelle Devos, Christopher Lambert; French comedy about a self–absorbed, unemployed twenty–something who shamelessly sponges off his parents after his promising career as a…
Mystery of Henri Pick, The (Le mystère Henri Pick) (2019): Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Camille Cottin, Alice Isaaz…; Delectable literary–themed French comedy caper based on the book of the same name by David Foenkinos. The titular Henri Pick is a…
Of Love and Lies (2019): Dir. Julien Rappeneau
Feat. François Damiens, Andre Dussollier, Maleaume Paquin; Uplifting French dramedy about a diminutive but spirited 12–year old boy who challenges his lonely disillusioned dad into embracing life again…
Palm Beach (2019): Dir. Rachel Ward
Feat. Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Aaron Jeffery…; Veteran Australian actor Rachel Ward directs this ensemble comedy in which lifelong friends of a privileged class reunite for a party at Sydney's…
Perfumes (2019): Dir. Gregory Magne
Feat. Emmanuelle Devos, Gregory Montel; Anne (Emmanuelle Devos) was once the star of her industry – a perfumer whose ability to produce enticing new fragrances was second to none. She…
Personal History Of David Copperfield, The (2019): Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton…; A modern take on the Charles Dickens classic about the young orphan who triumphs over adversity in Victorian England. Puts a refreshing spin on…
Poms (2019): Dir. Zara Hayes
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jackie Weaver, Pam Grier…; Delightful and energetic ensemble comedy set in a picture–perfect retirement community near Phoenix, Arizona, where residents form the Sun City…
Queens of Mystery (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Julie Graham, Rebecca Grant, Andrew Leung…; Delightfully tongue–in–cheek British crime series set in a picturesque fictional English village, following a young detective and her…
Ready or Not (2019): Dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Feat. Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Henry Czerny…; Outrageously violent horror comedy following the fate of a bride who discovers that her wealthy and eccentric in–laws have a terrifying and…
Room 212 (Chambre 212, On a Magical Night) (2019): Dir. Christophe Honore
Feat. Chiara Mastroianni, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin…; Playful French rom–com from acclaimed writer–director Christophe Honore (MA MERE, DAN PARIS). Set over the course of one night, where…
Russian Doll (TV Series) (2019): Feat. Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Barnett, Yul Vazquez…; Emmy–nominated comedy–thriller series, in which co–creator Natasha Lyonne stars as a game developer who repeatedly dies and relives…
Safe Spaces (After Class) (2019): Dir. Daniel Schechter
Feat. Justin Long, Fran Drescher, Kate Berlant; A biting comedy following a NYC professor who has an awkward run–in with a student, and attempts to defend his controversial behavior while…
Shaun the Sheep Movie, A: Farmageddon (2019): Dir. Richard Phelan, Will Becher; Another delightfully idiosyncratic offering from Aardman Animations, a stand–alone sequel to SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (2015), with Shaun…
Shazam! (2019): Dir. David F. Sandberg
Feat. Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong; Playful DC comics movie about a teenage boy who can transform into an adult superhero by shouting one word: SHAZAM! Naturally he goes about…
Standing Up, Falling Down (2019): Dir. Matt Ratner
Feat. Billy Crystal, Ben Schwartz, Eloise Mumford…; A comedy about the unlikely friendship that kindles between a struggling stand–up comedian from L.A., forced to move back home to Eastern Long…
Stuber (2019): Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais…; The buddy–cop formula is outfitted for the Uber generation in this uber–violent action–comedy that throws together a…
Take Home Pay (2019): Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa; New Zealand–set Samoan action comedy from the director of THREE WISE COUSINS and HIBISCUS AND RUTHLESS, following a man who hires a wannabe…
Top End Wedding (2019): Dir. Wayne Blair
Feat. Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee, Kerry Fox; Charming Australian rom–com with impressive actress Miranda Tapsell playing a woman who is in love and and newly engaged, but before her dream…
Truth, The (2019): Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke…; Dazzling modern family drama from master auteur Kore–eda Hirokazu (SHOPLIFTERS), pairing French screen icons Catherine Deneuve and Juliette…
Ugly Dolls (2019): Dir. Kelly Asbury; Animated adventure based on the beloved toy brand. Set in the town of Uglyville, where Moxy and her friends celebrate being different, and all the…
VHYes (2019): Dir. Jack Henry Robbins
Feat. Mason McNulty, Charlyne Yi, Kerri Kenney…; Winsomely absurd retro comedy shot entirely in VHS and Betacam, celebrating the nostalgia of video formats through the story of a 12 year old boy who…
What Men Want (2019): Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree…; A mildly raunchy, gender–switched remake of the 2000 romantic comedy, WHAT WOMEN WANT, following a woman who, after drinking a potent…
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019): Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig…; The 19th feature of director Richard Linklater (BOYHOOD) is a whimsical drama about an architect–turned–recluse Bernadette Fox (Cate…
Yesterday (2019): Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon…; Another smash hit from writer Richard Curtis which, like ABOUT TIME, works a fantasy element into his patented brand of well–scrubbed English…
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019): Dir. Ruben Fleischer
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone…; Satisfying sequel to the popular 2009 zombie comedy, bringing back the same likable makeshift family who face off against the walking dead.
A Man in a Hurry (Un homme pressé) (2018): Dir. Hervé Mimran
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Leïla Bekhti; French comic–drama based on the life of the former head of Peugeot, Christian Stieff, a high profile businessman who has let his personal life…
A Simple Favour (2018): Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding…; Featuring a knowing cocktail of far–fetched twists and betrayals, secrets and revelations, this stylish post–modern film noir stars Anna…
Barry (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg…; A dark comedy starring Bill Hader as a depressed, low–rent hitman from the Midwest. Lonely and dissatisfied in his life, he reluctantly travels…
BlacKkKlansman (Black Klansman) (2018): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier…; Celebrated as the best Spike Lee "joint" in years, this astute period satire tells the story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer in 1970's…
Blockers (2018): Dir. Kay Cannon
Feat. Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena; A surprisingly tender sex–comedy about a trio of parents who attempt to stop their teenage daughters from having sex on prom night. Features…
Book Club (2018): Dir. Bill Holderman
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen…; Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen play four life–long friends who read Fifty Shades of Grey as part of their…
Book Week (2018): Dir. Heath Davis
Feat. Toby Schmitz, Maya Stange; Aussie comedy following a jaded and self–centered novelist and high school English teacher who stumbles upon a new lease on life when a trashy…
Breaker Upperers, The (2018): Dir. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Madeleine Sami, Jackie Van Beek, James Rolleston…; Madeleine Sami and Jackie Van Beek write, direct and star in this frisky and flat–out hilarious Kiwi comedy as heart–burned pals who form…
Crazy Rich Asians (2018): Dir. Jon Chu
Feat. Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh; Highly effective hi–gloss American rom–com featuring an all Asian cast that follows a young native New Yorker and her longtime boyfriend…
Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) (2018): Dir. Tom Edmunds
Feat. Tom Wilkinson, Aneurin Barnard, Freya Mavor…; A struggling writer outsources his suicide to an ageing assassin on the brink of retirement (Tim Wilkinson), in this stylistically ambitious film for…
Deadpool 2 (2018): Dir. David Leitch
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison…; Ryan Reynolds returns for the sequel to the 2016 X–men blockbuster, delivering another round of bleakly comic jokes and…
Destination Wedding (2018): Dir. Victor Levin
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Dj Dallenbach; Two hopelessly mismatched wedding guests develop a mutual affection while contending with their own spiteful feelings about the wedding, the guests,…
Duck Duck Goose (2018): Dir. Christopher Jenkins; Cute comedy about a carefree and goose whose independence is threatened after he rescues two young ducklings who start to see him as a parent. A…
Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, The (2018): Dir. Ken Scott
Feat. Dhanush , Bérénice Bejo, Erin Moriarty; Whimsical comedy following a street magician from Mumbai who sets out to find his estranged father but finds himself adventuring around the world in…
Favourite, The (2018): Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone; A viciously witty tragi–comedy from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, set in early 18th century England where a frail Queen Anne allows her close…
Festival, The (2018): Dir. Iain Morris
Feat. Joe Thomas, Hannah Tointon, Hammed Animashaun; Big–hearted British buddy comedy from the director of THE INBETWEENERS following a nerdy post–grad who embraces the mayhem of a…
Game Night (2018): Dir. Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Feat. Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Billy Magnussen…; Clever crime comedy with likeable leads Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams as a couple whose weekly table top gaming get–together turns into a…
Good Girls (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Christina Hendricks, Mae Whitman, Retta; A female–centric take on the premise of BREAKING BAD in which three suburban moms who're tired of trying to make ends meet take a leap into…
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018): Dir. Ari Sandel
Feat. Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Madison Iseman…; Following on from the popular 2015 big screen adaptation, two young boys accidentally unleash a cacophony of monsters and demons after they open an…
Green Book (2018): Dir. Pete Farrelly
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini; Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
Gringo (2018): Dir. Nash Edgerton
Feat. David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton…; A mild–mannered businessman finds himself thrown into a world of crime and moral corruption when he is kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel while…
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glenn Powell; Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…
Guns Akimbo (2018): Dir. Jason Lei Howden
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Ned Dennehy…; Daniel Radcliffe plays a nerdy video game developer who tries to save his ex–girlfriend from kidnappers while competing in an illegal…
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018): Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Neil Maskell, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley…; Director Ben Wheatley (HIGH RISE, FREE FIRE) applies his absurd mix of humour and violence to the dysfunction family genre in this comedy about a man…
Happytime Murders, The (2018): Dir. Brian Henson
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph…; Juvenile "adult" comedy where puppets and humans co–exist in the filthy underbelly of Los Angeles. Directed by Brian Henson, who very much…
Here and Now (TV Series) (2018): Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Daniel Zovatto…; Dark comedy TV series created by Alan Ball (SIX FEET UNDER), following Portlandian parents with three adopted kids from Liberia, Vietnam and…
Hibiscus & Ruthless (2018): Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Feat. Suivai Pilisipi Autagavaia, Anna-Maree Thomas; A bolder but no less charming sophomore effort from the writer–director of THREE WISE COUSINS, following a young Samoan woman who is starting…
Hot Air (2018): Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Steve Coogan, Taylor Russell, Neve Campbell; Steve Coogan plays a conservative talk show host whose life is shaken up when his 16 year old niece shows up out of the blue. A timely, but…
Humor Me (Humour Me) (2018): Dir. Sam Hoffman
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Elliott Gould; A down–on–his–luck New York playwright (Jermaine Clement) moves in with his widowed father after his wife leaves him. But living in…
I Feel Pretty (2018): Dir. Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein
Feat. Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Emily Ratajkowski; An insecure woman bonks her head in a fall and awakens to extreme self–confidence and a new lease on life. Explores, in a simplistic and…
Ideal Home (2018): Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd, Alison Pill…; Paul Rudd and Steve Coogan play a bickering couple leading an extravagant lifestyle in a chic Santa Fe Mansion, whose lives are turned upside down…
In Fabric (2018): Dir. Peter Strickland
Feat. Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Fatma Mohamed, Hayley Squires…; Utterly beguiling and sumptuous ghost story from singular British director Peter Strickland (DUKE OF BURGUNDY), following a possessed red dress as it…
Instant Family (2018): Dir. Sean Anders
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Isabela Moner; An enjoyable comedy of family dysfunction with Wahlberg and Byrne as a happily married couple who adopt three Hispanic–American siblings but…
Isle of Dogs (2018): Dir. Wes Anderson; Beautiful stop–motion animation set in Japan in a dystopian near–future, where an outbreak of canine flu has lead to all dogs being…
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018): Dir. David Kerr
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko…; Rowan Atkinson spoofs Bond again in this third installment of the Johnny English franchise, which sees the accidental secret agent going up against a…
Juliet, Naked (2018): Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Dowd; Romantic comedy from the pen of Nick Hornby, exploring indie music superfandom, with a professor who idolises an obscure 90's alt–rocker (Ethan…
Keep the Change (2018): Dir. Rachel Israel
Feat. Brandon Polansky, Samantha Elisofon; A tender, funny and unique New York romantic–comedy that melts the heart with two engaging performances from the thirty–something leads…
Kidding (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Michel Gondry, Jake Schreier
Feat. Jim Carrey, Frank Langella, Judy Greer…; An ironically titled, poignant examination of life and grief for a beloved children's television presenter known as Mr. Pickles who anchors a…
Ladies in Black (2018): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond; Set in Sydney in 1959, this charming adaptation of the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John follows the lives of a group of young employees at the…
Life of the Party (2018): Dir. Ben Falcone
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph…; A middle–aged housewife goes back to college after being unexpectedly dumped by her husband, embracing the wild self–discovery of youth…
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (Mamma Mia 2) (2018): Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski…; Everything you adored (or despised) about the first movie is here in spades in this sequel to the impossibly rowdy all–singing,…
Mary Poppins Returns (2018): Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw…; Emily Blunt couldn't be more perfectly cast as the delightful Mary Poppins in this sequel that proves it's worth. Set in 1930's London, 25 years…
Mega Time Squad (2018): Dir. Tim van Dammen
Feat. Anton Tennet, Jonathan Brugh, Milo Cawthorne…; Ingenious low–budget sci–fi comedy set in the tiny North Island town of Thames, New Zealand in which a small–town criminal finds an…
My Big Gay Italian Wedding (2018): Dir. Alessandro Genovesi
Feat. Cristiano Caccamo, Salvatore Esposito, Monica Guerritore…; Enjoyable silly comedy adaptation of the off–Broadway play about a gay couple in Berlin who decide to get married in a small village in Italy,…
Normandy Nude (Normandie nue, Naked Normandy) (2018): Dir. Phillippe Le Guay
Feat. Francois Cluzet, Toby Jones, François-Xavier Demaison…; Francois Cluzet leads a sizeable cast of mostly non–actors in this warm–hearted French comedy from the dir. of THE WOMEN ON THE 6TH FLOOR…
Old Boys (2018): Dir. Toby MacDonald
Feat. Jonah Hauer-King, Alex Lawther, Pauline Etienne; A fresh and modern re–working of the classic French comedy Cyrano de Bergerac, set at an English all–boys boarding school, where the…
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (2018): Dir. Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund
Feat. Thomas Lennon, Barbara Crampton, Udo Kier…; Deranged reboot of the Charles Band classic about puppets who get animated by an Egyptian spell and go on a murderous rampage.
Relaxer (2018): Dir. Joel Potrykus
Feat. Joshua Burge, David Dastmalchian; Grungy downbeat comedy set in 1999 in a haze of Y2K paranoia, where a slacker is challenged by his older brother not to leave the couch until he has…
Richard Says Goodbye (Professor, the) (2018): Dir. Wayne Roberts
Feat. Johnny Depp, Danny Huston, Rosemarie DeWitt…; Johnny Depp is well cast as an (unintentionally?) insufferable college professor who, after finding out he has six months to live, transforms into a…
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018): Dir. Marina Zenovich; Documentary exploring the life and work of beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams, who died in 2014. An illuminating celebration of a brilliant…
Second Act (2018): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Leah Remini…; Jennifer Lopez stars as a 40–year–old woman frustrated by her unfulfilled dreams until she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue…
Seven Stages To Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through The Gateway Chosen By The Holy Storsh (2018): Dir. Vivieno Caldinelli
Feat. Kate Micucci, Sam Huntington, Mark McKinney…; Maverick existential black comedy about a young couple whose new LA apartment turns out to have been the site of a cult leader's suicide, and his…
Sick Of It (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Richard Yee
Feat. Karl Pilkington, Marama Corlett, Sondra James; Delightfully melancholic British comedy co–created and written by the talented Karl Pilkington (AN IDIOT ABROAD), who plays a fictionalised…
Sink or Swim (Le grand bain) (2018): Dir. Gilles Lellouche
Feat. Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume Canet, Benoit Poelvoorde…; A group of 40–something guys, all on the verge of a mid–life crisis, decide to form their local pool's first ever synchronized swimming…
Sisters Brothers, The (2018): Dir. Jacques Audiard
Feat. John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal…; John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix play a couple of fraternal assassins who hunt down a gold prospector in 1850s Oregon in this richly satisfying and…
Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018): Dir. Crispian Mills
Feat. Asa Butterfield, Finn Cole, Hermione Corfield…; Entertaining Simon Pegg and Nick Frost produced horror comedy set at an illustrious British boarding school, where a nearby fracking site creates a…
Slice (2018): Dir. Austin Vesely
Feat. Zazie Beetz, Chance the Rapper; Enjoyable schlocky comedy, fashionably throwing back to 80's horror and following a pizza delivery boy who sets out to solve a murder mystery in his…
Sometimes Always Never (2018): Dir. Carl Hunter
Feat. Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Alice Lowe…; Charming British comedy about a ageing tailor (Bill Nighy) whose eccentricities drive his family up the wall. Based on a short story by Frank…
Sorry to Bother You (2018): Dir. Boots Riley
Feat. LaKeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer…; A brilliant, politically radicalised comedy marking a big splash debut for rapper turned writer/director Boots Riley that was apparently ten years in…
Spy Who Dumped Me, The (2018): Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon, Justin Theroux…; Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon play two best friends who go on the run across Europe to evade assassins after one of their ex–boyfriends turns…
Stan and Ollie (2018): Dir. Jon S. Baird
Feat. Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson…; Delightful biopic based on the later years of the lives of the comedy double act Laurel and Hardy, focusing on the duo's personal relationship while…
Support the Girls (2018): Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, James LeGros; Indie stalwart Andrew Bujalski (MUTUAL APPRECIATION) directs this keenly observed comedy about a relentlessly optimistic and dedicated woman who…
Swimming With Men (2018): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rob Brydon, Jane Horrocks, Rupert Graves; Rob Brydon plays an accountant with a mid–life crisis who joins an all–male synchronised swimming team and trains for the world…
Swinging Safari (2018): Dir. Stephan Elliot
Feat. Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell…; Slap–dash cringe comedy set in suburban Australia in the 1970's, where everyone's lives are disrupted when a 200–ton whale washes up on…
Tag (2018): Dir. Jeff Tomsic
Feat. Ed Helms, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis…; Hugely endearing man–child comedy celebrating the obsessive compulsive game of tag that has been the annual tradition for a group of grown men…
Thoroughbreds (2018): Dir. Cory Finley
Feat. Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin; Deliciously dark comedy thriller following two childhood friends who reconnect as teenagers, bonding over a murder plot in prim upper–class…
Thunder Road (2018): Dir. Jim Cummings
Feat. Jim Cummings, Kendal Farr; Jim Cummings wrote, directed and stars in this feature debut as a Texan police officer who suffers a nervous breakdown after his mother dies, risking…
Trouble With You, The (En liberté!) (2018): Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Adele Haenel, Pio Marmaï, Audrey Tautou; Sparkling, action filled rom–com from director Pierre Salvadori (PRICELESS, WILD TARGET) where a principled detective on the French Riviera is…
Tully (2018): Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass; The outstanding Charlize Theron works again with writer–director team Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody (YOUNG ADULT), this time playing a mother…
Upside, The (2018): Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman…; A remake of the French smash hit comedy THE INTOUCHABLES that charts the relationship between a wealthy quadriplegic and an unemployed man with a…
Wellington Paranormal (TV Series) (2018): Dir. Jemaine Clement, Jackie Van Beek
Feat. Karen O’Leary, Mike Minogue, Maaka Pohatu; An inspired spin–off TV series from WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS that expands the role of lovably clueless police officers O'Leary and Minogue…
Woman at War (2018): Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson
Feat. Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir; A droll yet heroic tale of a fifty–year–old environmental activist who is secretly waging a one–woman–war on the local…
World Is Yours, The (Le monde est à toi) (2018): Dir. Romain Gavras
Feat. Karim Leklou, Isabelle Adjani, Vincent Cassel…; French comedy thriller about a small time drug dealer who attempts to go straight by becoming the official distributor of Mr. Freeze ice pops in…
20th Century Women (2017): Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig…; Recalling her turn in THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, Annette Bening shines once again as a bohemian Californian mom, who here enlists Greta Gerwig and Elle…
Ali's Wedding (2017): Dir. Jeffrey Walker
Feat. Osamah Sami; An unusual rom–com set within Australia's Muslim community, following a likeable musician who is the son of a Muslim cleric, and is struggling…
American Made (2017): Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright…; Tom Cruise stars in this energized biopic about an American pilot who became a drug–runner for the CIA in the 1980s that would come to be…
Anna and the Apocalypse (2017): Dir. John McPhail
Feat. Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Marli Siu…; Big–hearted Xmas themed zombie musical set in the sleepy town of Little Haven, where Anna and her friends go up against the undead. A…
Aurore (I Got Life!) (2017): Dir. Blandine Lenoir
Feat. Agnes Jaoui, Thibault de Montalembert, Pascale Arbillot; Actress and co–writer Jaoui is the heart and soul of this witty if overly–familiar rom–com as the eponymous 50–year–old…
Baby Driver (2017): Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx…; Entertainingly preposterous heist–comedy from British upstart Edgar Wright, centred around a precociously talented getaway driver whose every…
Back to Burgundy (Ce qui nous lie) (2017): Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Pio Marmaï, Ana Girardot, François Civil; Sumptuous French family saga which will be a special treat for oenophiles, as three siblings attempt to save the family vineyard in picturesque…
Bad Moms 2 (A Bad Moms Christmas) (2017): Dir. Scott Moore, Jon Lucas
Feat. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn…; More of the same enjoyably taboo–busting mom antics, with the three under–appreciated, over–burdened women rebelling outrageously…
Battle of the Sexes, The (2017): Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman…; Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
Baywatch (2017): Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario…; Self–referential send–up of the camp 90's TV series, with Zac Efron as a brash new recruit to the lifeguard team headed by Dwayne…
Big Sick, The (2017): Dir. Michael Showalter
Feat. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter…; Pakistan–born comedian Kumail Nanjiani (SILICON VALLEY) and Zoe Kazan find the right chemistry in this winning culture clash rom–com that…
Brad's Status (2017): Dir. Mike White
Feat. Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams, Jenna Fischer…; Ben Stiller is well cast as a man living a comfortable but unspectacular life, who begins to have doubts about his happiness and prosperity after a…
Brigsby Bear (2017): Dir. Dave McCary
Feat. Kyle Mooney, Greg Kinnear, Mark Hamill…; A wonderfully outré yet comedy starring Saturday Night Live’s Kyle Mooney as a young man whose only connection to the world are his eccentric…
C'est La Vie (Le sens de la fête) (2017): Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve…; An archetypically bubbly, if not quite champagne quality, French comedy from the creators of THE INTOUCHABLES in which an irritable veteran wedding…
Crash Pad (2017): Dir. Kevin Tent
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Christina Applegate, Thomas Haden Church…; Awkward rom–com where a hopeless slacker (Dominic Gleeson) falls for an older woman who turns out to be using him to get back at her neglectful…
Crashing (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Pete Holmes, George Basil; Comedian Pete Holmes plays a fictionalised version of himself in this series about a New York comic who makes a new start in stand–up after his…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 9 (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Larry David, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman…; After a six year hiatus, Larry David returns for another season of the noughties TV favourite in which his curmudgeonly alter–ego finds himself…
Death of Stalin, The (2017): Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine…; Outrageous "comedy of terrors" from the creator of IN THE LOOP and VEEP, set in Moscow in 1953, where Stalin has just dropped dead and his cronies…
Decline and Fall (TV Mini-series) (2017): Feat. Jack Whitehall, David Suchet, Eva Longoria…; When a dedicated divinity student is unfairly expelled from Oxford, he is forced to take a position as a teacher at a rural boarding school in Wales.…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Long Haul (2017): Dir. David Bowers
Feat. Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, Tom Everett Scott; An all–new cast and more "wimpy" mischief graces this fourth installment of the series based on the bestselling book franchise.
Disaster Artist, The (2017): Dir. James Franco
Feat. James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen…; A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…
Downsizing (2017): Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau…; Dir. Alexander Payne (NEBRASKA, SIDEWAYS) pulls another one from outside the box with a satiric fantasy in which a man joins the ranks of a…
Dr. Knock (Doctor Knock) (2017): Dir. Lorraine Levy
Feat. Omar Sy; Popular French actor Omar Sy (THE INTOUCHABLES) stars in this feelgood comedy about a former thug turned doctor who moves to a small French town and…
Female Brain, The (2017): Dir. Whitney Cummings
Feat. Whitney Cummings, Sofia Vergara, Toby Kebbell; Comedy based around the book by neurologist Louann Brizendine, which hypothesises biological reasons for the various cliches of femaleness. Perfect…
Ferdinand (Ferdinand the Bull) (2017): Dir. Carlos Saldanha; A gentle–hearted bull eschews the machismo of the bull–fighting ring in favour of cultivating friendships with a gorgeous array of farm…
Finding Your Feet (2017): Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie…; A newly divorced woman finds a new lease on life and love when she is dragged along to a community dance class and meets the delightful array of…
Free Fire (2017): Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Jack Reynor…; Gleeful and hilariously nihilistic parody of the insanity of gun violence by acclaimed director Ben Wheatley (HIGH RISE). Set in 1970's Boston, an…
Funny Cow (2017): Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine; Maxine Peake is tremendous in this role as a stand–up comedian touring the working men's clubs in the stifling cultural climate of 1970's…
Gary of the Pacific (2017): Dir. Jarrod Holt, Ryan Hutchings, Nigel McCulloch
Feat. Josh Thomson, Megan Stevenson; Shot in Raratonga, a struggling real estate agent becomes the chief of his family's sinking Pacific Island, which complicates his plans to give his…
Get Out (2017): Dir. Jordan Peele
Feat. Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener…; A deliciously fresh and contemporary paranoid thriller that puts an ingenious and spirited African–American spin on the conspiracy template set…
Gifted (2017): Dir. Marc Webb
Feat. Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan…; A single man (Chris Evans) attempts to give his niece, a burgeoning child prodigy, a normal school life in coastal Florida in this heartfelt and…
Girls - Season 6 (TV Series) (2017): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Final season of Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty, shallow,…
Girls Trip (2017): Dir. Malcolm D Lee
Feat. Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish…; A group of four friends reconnect on a road trip to Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Filled with high energy and good vibes, as well as being…
Going in Style (2017): Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin…; Octogenarian buddy–movie has Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin team up to pull a heist when their pensions become a casualty of…
Goon: Last of the Enforcers (2017): Dir. Jay Baruchel
Feat. Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber…; Sequel to the ice hockey comedy GOON, where hockey enforcer Doug Glatt is forced to consider retirement after an on–ice altercation, but not…
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) (2017): Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista…; Second installment of the widely appealing comic–cosmic Marvel hit set to another batch of AM radio classics, though this time feels all…
Hampstead (2017): Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, Lesley Manville…; Cosy Brit rom–com in the Richard Curtis tradition, following a mis–matched love affair between Diane Keaton (a wealthy widow) and Brendan…
Happy Death Day (2017): Dir. Christopher Landon
Feat. Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard; A plucky and successful stab at applying the GROUNDHOG DAY premise to the teen horror genre. Jessica Rothe is excellent as a self–centered…
Hero, The (2017): Dir. Brett Haley
Feat. Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Krysten Ritter…; An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality in this touching comedy drama. The title role was written for lead actor Sam Elliot,…
Hippopotamus, The (2017): Dir. John Jencks
Feat. Roger Allam, Tim McInnerny, Fiona Shaw…; An adaptation from the debut novel by Stephen Fry about a disgraced poet who is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of…
Hitman's Bodyguard, The (2017): Dir. Patrick Hughes
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman…; Smart–ass action shennanigans with Ryan Reynolds hired as a bodyguard to protect hitman Samuel L. Jackson who has to testify at the…
House, The (2017): Dir. Andrew Jay Cohen
Feat. Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas…; Slapdash comedy in which Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler play a couple who collude with their neighbour to start an illegal basement casino in a…
I, Tonya (2017): Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan…; Darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history. Harding was the first…
Imposters (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Inbar Lavi; TV series following a relationship con–artist, who gets involved with men and women under the guise of invented personalities, before using…
Ingrid Goes West (2017): Dir. Matt Spicer
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O’Shea Jackson Jr…; Black–hearted and immensely entertaining social media satire, with comedy actress Aubrey Plaza perfectly cast as a slightly unhinged…
Jane The Virgin (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Gina Rodriguez; Miami–set comedy about a bright young Latina woman who is accidentally inseminated during a trip to the doctor. A unique series which satirises…
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017): Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart…; Reboot of the beloved 90's adventure, with four high school kids discovering an old video game console that transforms them into the avatars they…
Just To Be Sure (Otez-moi d'un doute) (2017): Dir. Carine Tardieu
Feat. François Damiens, Cecile De France, Andre Wilms; A delightful French comedy–of–errors following a grounded 45–year old widower whose life changes abruptly when he learns that the…
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017): Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton…; Sequel to the outrageous blockbuster spy spoof about an elite secret organisation called Kingsman, who this time must team up with their American…
Last Word, The (2017): Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Amanda Seyfried; A once–successful businesswoman writes her own obituary in an effort to keep tight control over her life, enlisting the help of a young local…
Lego Batman Movie, The (2017): Dir. Chris McKay; Spawned from the success of the "block"–buster satire, THE LEGO MOVIE, the po–faced LEGO Batman returns with his own hilariously…
Love, Lies and Records (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Ashley Jensen, Kenny Doughty; 6–episode TV Series from the pen of BAFTA award–winning writer Kay Mellor (SYNDICATE, IN THE CLUB). Kate Dickenson has just been…
Lovers, The (2017): Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Aidan Gillen…; Authentic sombre comedy with Debra Winger and Tracy Letts well matched as a long–married, dispassionate couple whose romantic spark suddenly…
Madame (2017): Dir. Amanda Sthers
Feat. Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel, Rossy de Palma; Aristocratical farce starring Toni Collette and Harvey Keitel as a wealthy, well–connected American couple who move into a manor in Paris where…
Mom and Dad (2017): Dir. Brian Taylor
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair; Pitch–black horror–comedy featuring Nicolas Cage in a wonderfully crazed performance alongside an impressive Selma Blair as parents who…
Mr. Stein Goes Online (Un profil pour deux) (2017): Dir. Stéphane Robelin
Feat. Pierre Richard; Old–fashioned French farce where a reclusive widower enters the world of online dating, using the profile photo of his young computer tutor to…
One Cut of the Dead (Kamera wo tomeruna!) (2017): Dir. Shinichiro Ueda
Feat. Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama; Ridiculously fun and gleefully inventive movie–within–a–movie where the crew of a low–budget zombie film are terrorised by…
Orville, The (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki; Sci–fi comedy series following the dysfunctional crew of an exploratory space ship 400 years in the future. Created by the often brilliant Seth…
Other Side of Hope, The (2017): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Ville Virtanen…; This Finnish take on the European migrant crisis – proclaimed to be last directed by auteur Aki Kaurismäki – is a poignant yet typically…
Paddington 2 (2017): Dir. Paul King
Feat. Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville…; The beloved bear Paddington returns in this more than worthy sequel to the 2015 movie. Full of pure, big hearted happiness, this delightful and witty…
Party, The (2017): Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones…; A bitingly sharp social satire from the usually more experimental director Sally Potter (ORLANDO) with an experienced ensemble cast lead by Patricia…
Permission (2017): Dir. Brian Crano
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Dan Stevens, Morgan Spector…; A rom–com that explores thought–provoking themes in a charming package, with Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens as a committed and loving…
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017): Dir. Trish Sie
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld…; Adds nothing new to the formula, but it's a winning one – The Bellas reunite after finishing college and return to their a capella roots after…
Pop Aye (2017): Dir. Kirsten Tan
Feat. Thaneth Warakulnukroh; Quietly uplifting road trip dramedy following a disillusioned Bangkok architect who embarks on a trek across the idyllic Thai countryside with the…
Pork Pie (2017): Dir. Matt Murphy
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, James Rolleston, Ashleigh Cummings…; Geoff Murphy's beloved and iconic New Zealand road movie is given a souped–up and delightfully witty make–over by his son, Matt Murphy,…
Rough Night (2017): Dir. Lucia Aniello
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Ilana Glazer, Jillian Bell…; Indelicate femme comedy that has friends from college reunite for an anything–goes bachelorette weekend at a Miami beach house that turns…
See You Up There (Au revoir là-haut) (2017): Dir. Albert Dupontel
Feat. Albert Dupontel, Nahuel Pérez Biscayar, Laurent Lafitte…; French film adaptation of the ambitious novel set a few days before the 1918 Armistice, where, among the ruins of WWI, a genius draftsman and a…
Snatched (2017): Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn; Low–brow comedy staged around the sex–crazed single girl persona of Amy Schumer, who takes over–cautious mom Goldie Hawn for an…
Suburbicon (2017): Dir. George Clooney
Feat. Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac; Dark crime comedy set in supposedly idyllic 50's suburbia, with Matt Damon as a husband and father who is discovering a dark underbelly of crime and…
Table 19 (2017): Dir. Jeffrey Blitz
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson, June Squibb…; Wedding cringe–comedy co–written by the often hilarious Duplass Brothers centered around the wedding table reserved for the unpopular and…
That's Not Me (2017): Dir. Gregory Erdstein
Feat. Alice Foulcher, Isabel Lucas, Richard Davies; A charming Australian comedy that exceeds its very modest independent budget, with Alice Foulcher playing dual roles as acting sisters, one of whom…
Their Finest (2017): Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy…; Charming, rousing WWII romance starring Gemma Arterton as a greenhorn screenwriter who joins a makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift British…
This Country (TV Series) (2017): Feat. Daisy May, Charlie Cooper; A British mockumentary sitcom about the day–to–day lives of two young people living in a small village in the Cotswolds. Created by,…
Thor: Ragnarok (2017): Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett…; New Zealand's most successful film–maker on home turf (and former Aro Valleyite) Taika Waititi makes his equally successful Hollywood debut…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017): Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell…; Frances McDormand gives an Oscar–winning turn as a grieving mother who personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's…
Tragedy Girls (2017): Dir. Tyler MacIntyre
Feat. Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid; Ultra–hip black comedy playing on slasher movie tropes, following two death obsessed and fame hungry girls who'll do anything for popularity on…
Trip to Spain, The (2017): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; Spoiled–rotten comedians Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan return for the third round of gastronomic tourism and improvised comedy – a tango…
Wajib - The Wedding Invitation (Wajib) (2017): Dir. Annemarie Jacir
Feat. Mohamed Bakri; Wryly comedic drama set in Nazareth in the lead–up to Christmas, where a conservative father and his estranged hipster son attempt to reconcile…
Wilde Wedding, The (2017): Dir. Damian Harris
Feat. Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart…; A retired film star prepares for her fourth wedding to a successful British novelist as tensions fly and hi–jinks ensue among the guests at the…
A Date for Mad Mary (2016): Dir. Darren Thornton
Feat. Seána Kerslake, Tara Lee; Smart, soulful Irish rom–com following "Mad" Mary McArdle (Seana Kerslake) as she struggles to find a date to her best friends wedding after…
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016): Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks…; The raucous return of Edina and Patsy sees the duo go on the run after attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss…
Adult Life Skills (2016): Dir. Rachel Tunnard
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, Ozzy Myers, Brett Goldstein…; Smart indie Brit–com with Jodie Whittaker as a women approaching 30 but caught a state of arrested adolescence, living reclusively in her mum's…
After the Storm (Umi yori mo mada fukaku) (2016): Dir. Kore-eda Hirokazu
Feat. Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Yôko Maki; After the death of his father, a morally bankrupt private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and…
Angie Tribeca (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Rashida Jones, Hayes MacArthur, Jere Burns…; Steve Carell produced spoofing of TV cops with Rashida Jones as lone–wolf detective Angie Tribeca investigating the most serious cases, from…
Army of One (2016): Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand, Wendi McLendon-Covey…; Nicolas Cage plays a delusional, unemployed construction worker who believes God (played by Russell Brand) has sent him to capture Osama bin Laden in…
Atlanta (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry, LaKeith Stanfield…; One of a kind comedy series created by and starring Donald Glover, set in the Atlanta rap scene, where a collage drop out (Glover) takes on the…
Bad Moms (2016): Dir. Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Feat. Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell…; High–spirited raunch–fest from the writers of THE HANGOVER stars Kunis, Bell and Hahn as three stressed out mothers who ditch their…
Bad Neighbours 2 (Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) (2016): Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron…; More crude hi–jinks in this surprisingly enjoyable sequel with new parents Rogen and Byrne's new neighbours a hard partying sorority.
Bad Santa 2 (2016): Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks…; More of the same raunchy Christmas spirit is delivered in this outrageous sequel, which follow Willie's plan to rob a charity on Christmas Eve,…
Boss, The (2016): Dir. Ben Falcone
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage…; Middling comedy with Melissa McCarthy starring as wealthy CEO trying to make amends for past transgressions.
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016): Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey…; A belated and rather witty third screen outing for Helen Fielding's comic heroine, with Renee Zellweger returning as the beleaguered Bridget, now 43,…
Brief Encounters (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Sophie Rundle, Angela Griffin, Penelope Wilton…; In early 1980s England, four women wrestling with the pressures of family and finances grasp the opportunity to become party planners for "Ann…
Burn Burn Burn (2016): Dir. Chanya Button
Feat. Laura Carmichael, Hannah Arterton, Joe Dempsie…; Agreeable British dramedy with two woman hitting the road to scatter their friends ashes in four different locations.
Cafe Society (2016): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Jeannie Berlin…; Diverting valentine to the 1930s from Woody Allen, in his 49th film, following Bronx–born Jesse Eisenberg through romantic, familial and…
Captain Fantastic (2016): Dir. Matt Ross
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler…; Viggo Mortensen stars in this provocative yet delightful drama set in the forests of the Pacific Northwest as a father devoted to raising his six…
Carer, The (2016): Dir. János Edelényi
Feat. Brian Cox, Anna Chancellor, Emilia Fox…; The redoubtable Brian Cox stars in this likeable, if familiar, drama about an ailing thespian and his relationship with a young immigrant actress who…
Carrie Pilby (2016): Dir. Susan Johnson
Feat. Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, Gabriel Byrne…; Bel Powley (DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL) gives another excellent performance as a highly intelligent but isolated 19–year–old woman who is…
Catch, The (2016): Dir. Simon Mark-Brown
Feat. Tainui Tukiwaho, David Capstick , Nicol Munro; Based on a true story, this good–hearted eco–comedy celebrates fishing culture as fraud unfolds during an angling contest amidst the…
Chronesthesia (2016): Dir. Hayden J. Weal
Feat. Hayden J. Weal, Michelle Ny, Cohen Holloway…; Indie rom–com with a curious time–shifting twist in which a socially isolated young man's burgeoning romance with a science student is…
Dad's Army (2016): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jones…; Amiable revival of the popular sitcom has the distinctly aged Home Guard platoon dealing with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World…
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016): Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Andy Burrows…; Ricky Gervais returns to his most beloved creation as David Brent takes his musical 'talents' on the road, on an increasingly disaster–filled…
Deadpool (2016): Dir. Tim Miller
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller; Super–smug but irresistible super–(anti)hero riff based on the Marvel comic about a wise–cracking former Special Forces operative…
Dear Eleanor (2016): Dir. Kevin Connolly
Feat. Isabelle Fuhrman, Liana Liberato, Jessica Alba…; Family–friendly drama follows two teenage girls who travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of…
Delicious (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Claire Kilner
Feat. Dawn French, Iain Glen, Emilia Fox…; A darkly comedic infidelity drama with a foodie twist. Dawn French plays a passionate cook who engages in a complicating affair with her celebrity…
Dirty Grandpa (2016): Dir. Dan Mazer
Feat. Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch…; Robert De Niro sullies himself in this crass comedy as the dirty Grandpa of the title traveling cross–country with his uptight grandson.
Divorce (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon…; An HBO comedy series starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a woman who suddenly reassesses her life and marriage, and finds that making a fresh start is…
Don't Think Twice (2016): Dir. Mike Birbiglia
Feat. Mike Birbiglia, Gillian Jacobs, Keegan-Michael Key…; Stand–up comic Mike Birbiglia follows up his debut feature SLEEPWALK WITH ME with another self–analytical probe set in the comedy…
Durrells, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Keeley Hawes, Milo Parker, Leslie Caron; Picturesque adaptation of Gerald Durrell's autobiographical novel about his family's sudden move to Corfu in the 1930's.
Eddie the Eagle (2016): Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken…; Feelgood biopic about the infamous British ski–jumper Eddie Edwards whose lack of athletic prowess and unlikely character charmed the world at…
Edge of Seventeen (2016): Dir. Kelly Fremon Craig
Feat. Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner…; Candid and humourous coming–of–age drama where an awkward seventeen year old comes to terms with her all–star older brother dating…
Elvis & Nixon (Elvis and Nixon) (2016): Dir. Liza Johnson
Feat. Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer…; Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon square off in this entertaining account of rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley's journey to the White House to request…
Emo the Musical (2016): Dir. Neil Triffett
Feat. Benson Jack Anthony; Unashamedly cliched adolescent angst musical, developed from Australian writer–director Neil Triffitt's 16–minute short. A suicidal emo…
Everybody Wants Some! (2016): Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Blake Jenner, Will Brittain, Ryan Guzman…; Richard Linklater's spiritual successor to DAZED AND CONFUSED follows a group of college baseball players as they navigate their way through the…
Family Fang, The (2016): Dir. Jason Bateman
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn…; The Fang siblings, raised by performance artist parents, return home as adults with their own artistic careers in this art–world family…
Family Law, The (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Trystan Go, Fiona Choi; Gently comic series set in one dysfunctional Chinese–Australian family seen through the eyes of a fourteen–year old boy.
Fleabag (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Tim Kirkby, Harry Bradbeer
Feat. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Olivia Colman…; Ground breaking British comedy from the brain of genius writer, actor and producer Phoebe Waller–Bridge, developed from her one–woman…
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg…; Meryl Streep shines in this biopic of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible…
Ghostbusters (2016): Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon…; Proving they're not always a "bridesmaid", Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig headline this riotous girl–powered reboot of the eighties comedy…
Girl vs. Boy (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Will Robertson, Emma Draper, Courtney Abbot; Kiwi romantic whodunit set in "The Bay", where an amateur detective takes it upon herself to solve the mystery behind the divisions in her tight knit…
Girls - Season 5 (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Lena Dunham, Adam Driver; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
Good Place, The (TV Series) (2016-2018): Feat. Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, William Jackson Harper; Inventive sitcom set in the afterlife, starring Kristen Bell who dies tragically and discovers a heavenly world of frozen yogurt, soulmates, and…
Greasy Strangler, The (2016): Dir. Jim Hosking
Feat. Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo; A good–dumb–fun excerise in bad taste about a creepy father–and–son team who run a disco walking tour and become rivals for…
Grimsby (2016): Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson…; Sacha Baron Cohen brings his gift for mimicry to the action genre, playing a dim–witted football hooligan reuniting with his estranged brother…
Hail Caesar! (2016): Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Feat. Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich…; Light yet dazzlingly bright comic outing from the Coen Bros follows real life Hollywood 'fixer' Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin) as he frantically tries to…
Handsome Devil (2016): Dir. John Butler
Feat. Fionn O’Shea, Nicholas Galitzine, Andrew Scott; This sweet and amiable Irish coming–of–age story in which a loner and the star athlete at a rugby–mad boarding school become…
Hollars, The (2016): Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Margo Martindale, Sharlto Copley, Richard Jenkins…; Actor John Kasinski makes a commendable directing debut with this bittersweet indie as a New York artist who returns to his middle–American…
Hologram for the King, A (2016): Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Ben Whishaw…; An off–beat, low–key vehicle for Tom Hanks, who plays a failed American sales rep looks to recoup his losses by traveling to Saudi Arabia…
Home From Home (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Johnny Vegas, Emilia Fox, Adam James…; BBC sitcom set in the Lake District, England, where a couple fulfill their dream of buying a holiday lodge there, and are overjoyed until they meet…
How to Be Single (2016): Dir. Christian Ditter
Feat. Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann…; Straight–talking sex comedy with Dakota Johnson taking counsel from Rebel Wilson on how to navigate the New York singles scene.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016): Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata…; A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…
Joshy (2016): Dir. Jeff Baena
Feat. Thomas Middleditch, Nick Kroll, Lauren Graham…; Indie comedy starring SILICON VALLEY'S Thomas Middleditch as a jilted bachelor whose emotional vulnerability is taken advantage of by his…
Keanu (2016): Dir. Peter Atencio
Feat. Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Method Man …; Comedians Key and Peele's first feature has them cast as two buddies attempting to rescue a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers.
Keeping Up With the Joneses (2016): Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Zach Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm…; Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher play a suburban couple who becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover their seemingly…
Kiki, Love to Love (2016): Dir. Paco Leon
Feat. Natalia de Molina, Alex Garcia, Jacobo Sanchez; Vibrant Spanish sex comedy that follows a collection of lovers in Madrid through a series of five intertwined stories, delivering an outrageously…
La La Land (2016): Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt…; The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…
Lazy Eye (2016): Dir. Tim Kirkman
Feat. Lucas Near-Verbruggh, Aaron Costa Ganis, Michaela Watkins; A graphic designer in his 40's reconnects with a lost love over a weekend away in the Californian desert in this gay–themed romantic drama.…
Legends of Tomorrow (TV Series) (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) (2016): Feat. Victor Garber, Brandon Routh, Arthur Darvill …; TV series set in the Arrowverse and based on DC Comics characters including Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl. Season One follows the fate of an…
Like Crazy (La Pazza Gioia) (2016): Dir. Paolo Virzi
Feat. Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Micaela Ramazzotti; Gratifying comedy–drama following two women, one a troubled introvert, one an impassioned mythomaniac, who break out of a psychiatric facility…
Lost in Paris (Paris pieds nus) (2016): Dir. Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon
Feat. Emmanuelle Riva, Pierre Richard, Dominique Abel…; Another gem from husband–and–wife team, Abel & Gordon, featuring a roster of typically clever sight gags that follows the trail of a…
Love & Friendship (Love and Friendship) (2016): Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel…; Cult American director Whit Stillman helms this sparkling adaptation of a lesser known Jane Austen novella called “Lady Susan”, believed to have…
Love Witch, The (2016): Dir. Anna Biller
Feat. Samantha Robinson, Laura Waddell, Gian Keys…; Writer–director Anna Biller who also produced, edited, costumed, set designed and scored this feminist sexploitation pastiche shot in 35mm as…
Masterminds (2016): Dir. Jared Hess
Feat. Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, Kristen Wiig…; The director of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE helms this heist comedy starring Zach Galifianakis as an armoured car driver who is lured into a $17,000,000…
Mermaid, The (2016): Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Chao Deng, Lin Yun, Zhang Yuqi…; Madcap comic fantasy that marks a return to form for director Chow tells the tale of a beautiful mermaid who falls for the property developer she was…
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016): Dir. Steve Carr
Feat. Griffin Gluck, Lauren Graham, Alexa Nisenson; Spirited comedy about a semi–introverted, imaginative teen who takes glorious revenge on the draconian school system by attempting to break…
Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016): Dir. Jake Szymanski
Feat. Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza…; Improbably based on a true story this raucous comedy follows two hard–partying brothers as they advertise for the perfect dates for their…
Mother's Day (2016): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson…; A quality sap–fest from the director of NEW YEAR'S EVE and VALENTINE'S DAY that follows the fortunes of three generations coming together for…
Mum (TV Series) (2016-2019): Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Lesley Manville, Peter Mullan; Quality British character comedy following twelve months in the life of a newly widowed mother in her late fifties who attempts to rebuild her life…
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016): Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine…; Frivolous sequel to the surprise hit has romantic leads Vardalos and Corbett negotiating parenthood, teenage rebellion and a family secret comes to…
New Blood (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Mark Strepan, Ben Tavassoli, Mark Addy…; A light–on–its–feet London–based BBC police series from the creator of FOYLE'S WAR that brings together a pair of cheeky…
Nice Guys, The (2016): Dir. Shane Black
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Angourie Rice…; Genuinely hilarious buddy comedy from the director of KISS KISS BANG BANG (and writer of the LETHAL WEAPON movies back in the day) about a mismatched…
Office Christmas Party (2016): Dir. Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Feat. Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller…; Christmas debauchery from the makers of BLADES OF GLORY which treads a now familiar path of outrageous, satisfyingly un–PC excess.
Olive Tree, The (El olivo) (2016): Dir. Iciar Bollain
Feat. Anna Castillo, Javier Gutiérrez, Pep Ambros; Spanish actor–director Iciar Bollain and Ken Loach's regular screenwriter Paul Laverty join forces for this warm and sometimes humorous road…
Opening Night (2016): Dir. Isaac Rentz
Feat. Topher Grace, Anne Heche, Taye Diggs…; Raunchy backstage musical comedy with Topher Grace suffering all manner of calamity as a failed Broadway…
Ordinary World (2016): Dir. Lee Kirk
Feat. Billie Joe Armstrong, Selma Blair, Judy Greer…; Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tries out his acting chops as a domesticated ex–rocker who throws an extravagant 40th birthday party…
Paris Can Wait (Bonjour Anne) (2016): Dir. Eleanor Coppola
Feat. Diane Lane, Alec Baldwin, Arnaud Viard; Indulgent romantic dramady with Diane Lane as a woman at a crossroads in her life who is wooed throughout the French countryside by a charming Gallic…
Penny Pincher (Radin!) (2016): Dir. Fred Cavaye
Feat. Dany Boon, Laurence Arné, Noémie Schmidt…; Farcical French comedy starring Dany Boon as a gifted violinist and secret "penny pincher" – obsessed with saving money at all costs, he leads…
Perfect Strangers (Perfetti sconosciuti) (2016): Dir. Paolo Genovese
Feat. Giuseppe Battiston, Anna Foglietta, Marco Giallini…; A clever comedy of manners for the iphone–era, this Italian award–winner follows a dinner party debacle that unfolds after seven…
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016): Dir. Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone
Feat. Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer…; Pop mockumentary providing a willfully ridiculous send–up of the music biz, produced by Judd Apatow and loaded with fun cameos by musicians and…
Rosalie Blum (2016): Dir. Julien Rappeneau
Feat. Noemie Lvovsky, Alice Isaaz, Kyan Khojandi; An intriguing and relatable French rom–com that tells the same story of romantic serendipity from three different points of view. Based on a…
Saint Amour (2016): Dir. Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Gerard Depardieu; Warm–hearted road movie following a disheartened cattle breeder who embarks on a wine trail through France with his father (Depardieu) and a…
Sausage Party (2016): Dir. Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Feat. Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill…; Impressively crude animation with Seth Rogen as a sentient sausage who leads an assortment of groceries on a quest to discover the awful truth of…
Search Party (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Alia Shawkat, John Early; A dark comedy with Alia Shawkat as a unfulfilled Brooklyn NY resident whose friend goes missing, inspiring her to launch a private investigation with…
Shared Rooms (2016): Dir. Rob Williams
Feat. Daniel Lipshutz, Alex Neil Miller, Enzo Nova; Queer rom–com telling three interconnected stories of gay men seeking love during the holiday season. A married couple take in a teenage…
Sing Street (2016): Dir. John Carney
Feat. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Aidan Gillen…; A more commerical but no–less–engaging Irish music film from the dir. of ONCE, about a boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s who…
Slack Bay (Ma Loute) (2016): Dir. Bruno Dumont
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi; In a Northern French coastal town in 1910, a family of bourgeois eccentrics are holidaying in a picturesque cliff–top villa. But when tourists…
Spaghettiman (Spaghetti Man) (2016): Dir. Mark Potts
Feat. Benjamin Crutcher, Winston Carter; An absurdist, no–budget superhero spoof centred around a cynical super–slacker whose microwave mishap inadvertently turns him into a man…
Street Cat Named Bob, A (2016): Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt; A sweet and poignant comedy–drama based on the life (and best–selling autobiography) of James Bowen, a young homeless London busker and…
Suicide Squad (2016): Dir. David Ayer
Feat. Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto…; Warped action from the DC Comics stable has a team of incarcerated super–villains recruited by a secret government agency to prevent the…
Swiss Army Man (2016): Dir. Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Feat. Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Off–the–wall buddy flick in which a man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to…
Teacher, The (Ucitelka) (2016): Dir. Jan Hrebejk
Feat. Zuzana Mauréry; Black comedy set in 1983 Bratislava, where a school teacher takes advantage of Communist traditions, manipulating the parents of her students into…
This Beautiful Fantastic (2016): Dir. Simon Aboud
Feat. Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott, Jeremy Irvine…; A talented but reclusive girl develops a friendship with her cantankerous neighbour in this contemporary fairy tale set against the backdrop of a…
This Giant Papier-Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy (This Giant Paper Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy) (2016): Dir. Christian Nicolson
Feat. Christian Nicolson, Daniel Pujol; Three nerds are inexplicably plunged into a B–grade sci–fi movie where they must comandeer a rickety old spaceship and find a way to…
This Is Us (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown…; Comedy–drama following the lives of two twins and their adopted brother, interweaving the past and present to explore how each of the…
Three Wise Cousins (2016): Dir. Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa
Feat. Neil Amituanai, Gloria Blake, Vito Vito…; Affable comedy about a young Samoan man who ventures to his motherland to try and impress his crush who claims she only likes "real" Pacific Island…
Toni Erdmann (2016): Dir. Maren Ade
Feat. Peter Simonischek, Sandra Huller, Ingrid Bisu; Brilliant, unclassifiable German comedy where a stern, career–focused woman is followed around a series of mundane board meetings and vapid…
Two is a Family (Demain tout commence) (2016): Dir. Hugo Gélin
Feat. Omar Sy, Clemence Poesy; An elegantly crafted, crowd–pleasing comedy–drama in fine French tradition, following a bachelor (Omar Sy, THE INTOUCHABLES) who enjoys a…
Up For Love (Un homme à la hauteur) (2016): Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Virginie Efira; Warm hearted French rom–com about a lawyer who unexpectedly falls for a man with short stature (Jean Dujardin, star of THE ARTIST and the OSS…
Upstart Crow (TV Series) (2016): Dir. Matt Lipsey
Feat. David Mitchell, Liza Tarbuck; A Ben Elton–penned comedy about the creative endeavours of William Shakespeare, as played by David Mitchell. The first series follows the…
War Dogs (2016): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas…; Pointed political comedy with Jonah Hill and Miles Teller striking it rich when they land a contract to arm the Afghanistan army.
War on Everyone (2016): Dir. John Michael McDonagh
Feat. Alexander Skarsgard, Michael Pena, Theo James…; The Irish writer/director of CALVARY and THE GUARD goes Stateside for this comic actioner about two corrupt cops who gleefully blackmail and frame…
Where Am I Going? (Quo vado?) (2016): Dir. Gennaro Nunziante
Feat. Checco Zalone; Currently the highest grossing film in Italian cinema history, this refreshing comedy follows the fate of a comfortable middle–aged slacker…
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016): Dir. Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Feat. Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman…; Spiky war comedy with Tina Fey as a journalist assigned to Afghanistan at the height of the second Gulf War. Based on the acclaimed memoir "The…
Whisky Galore! (2016): Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Gregor Fisher, Eddie Izzard, Sean Biggerstaff…; Rousing modern interpretation of the Ealing comedy classic which sees Scottish Islanders attempt to commandeer cases of whiskey from a stranded ship…
Why Him? (2016): Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Zoey Deutch, James Franco, Bryan Cranston…; This raunchy twist on the father–vs–fiance scenario stars Bryan Cranston as a protective father who freaks out at the prospect of his…
Wiener-Dog (2016): Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy…; Typically black humoured and viciously insightful comedy from dir. Todd Solondz, a spin–off from his indie classic WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE,…
Zoolander 2 (2016): Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penelope Cruz…; Amiable but only occasionally inspired sequel has Derek and Hansel return to the fashion world to help investigate who is behind the mysterious…
5 Flights Up (Five Flights Up) (2015): Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon…; Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton headline this amiable drama as a long–married couple endure a hectic weekend as they ponder the sale of the…
7 Chinese Brothers (2015): Dir. Bob Byington
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Stephen Root, Olympia Dukakis…; Quirky comedy in which Jason Schwartzman essays another misanthropic slacker who lands a job at a garage where he becomes smitten with his new boss.
800 Words (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Erik Thomson, Michelle Langstone, Jonathan Brugh; From the writers of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE come this gentle dramedy that follows the travails of a widowed Sydney columnist as he up sticks for life in…
A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove) (2015): Dir. Hannes Holm
Feat. Rolf Lassgard, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg; Endearing Swedish hit about a grumpy 59–year–old widower who was deposed as president of the condominium association, but still presides…
Aaaaaaaah! (2015): Dir. Steve Oram
Feat. Steve Oram, Julian Barratt, Lucy Honigman…; A twisted cult comedy which confronts the human condition by imagining what life would be like if humans were apes. Written and directed by Steve…
Absolutely Anything (2015): Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar…; Mony Python and Simon Pegg feature in this undemanding comedy in which a group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do…
Accidental Love (Nailed) (2015): Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Catherine Keener…; Political satire written by Kristin Gore (Al's daughter) about a small town waitress who gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing…
Aloha (2015): Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, Emma Stone…; Hawaiian set romantic comedy with Bradley Cooper as a defense worker who teams up with a pilot to stop a satellite launch.
Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong (2015): Dir. Emily Ting
Feat. Jamie Chung, Bryan Greenberg; A charming romance unfolds in Hong Kong between a Chinese–American toy designer and an American ex–pat. Based on the director's own…
American Ultra (2015): Dir. Nima Nourizadeh
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton…; Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart reunite in this paranoid action–comedy , with Eisenberg dumbing down to play a hapless stoner who discovers…
Amy Schumer - Live at the Apollo (2015): Dir. Chris Rock
Feat. Amy Schumer; Comedian Amy Schumer's sell–out show at the legendary Apollo Theatre.
Anomalisa (2015): Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan; Charlie Kaufman directs this affecting stop–motion animation that explores a loners failure to connect with other people and his struggles to…
Ash vs Evil Dead (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Lucy Lawless; Triumphant resurrection of Sam Raimi's horror franchise with Bruce Campbell rightfully returning as the undead slaying hero Ash. 10 episodes on 2…
Ballers (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Rob Corddry, John David Washington; ENTOURAGE–like series centred around the misadventures of a group of NFL footballers, their agents and their families.
Better Call Saul (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Michael McKean; Spinning–off from smash hit BREAKING BAD, this worthy successor follows the trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer Saul Goodman, in the…
Big Short, The (2015): Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling…; A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
Blind Date (2015): Dir. Clovis Cornillac
Feat. Melanie Bernier, Clovis Cornillac, Philippe Duquesne…; Frothy French comedy follows the escalating conflict between two lonely neighbours whose thin walls give them plenty of opportunity to annoy each…
Brand New Testament, The (2015): Dir. Jaco Van Dormael
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Catherine Deneuve, François Damiens…; Fantastical comedy in which God's teenage daughter gets fed up up with her overbearing father – who never gets off the computer – and…
Bronze, The (2015): Dir. Bryan Buckley
Feat. Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch…; Crude sports comedy with Melissa Rauch starring as a foul–mouthed former gymnast charged with coaching a young hopeful to the Olympics.
Catastrophe (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sharon Horgan, Rob Delaney, Ashley Jensen; Funny and oddly moving sitcom with the excellent Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney playing opposite as an Irish teacher and a Boston ad exec who embark…
Chi-Raq (2015): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris…; Brilliant Spike Lee musical transposing the classical Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes into the setting of a Chicago neighbourhood beset by gang…
D Train, The (2015): Dir. Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul
Feat. Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn…; Black comedy with Jack Black as the head of a high school reunion committee determined to track down the most popular guy from his graduating class…
Daddy's Home (2015): Dir. Sean Anders
Feat. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini…; Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg square off in this uneven comedy. Ferrell is a radio host trying to ingratiate himself with his stepchildren, but…
Danny Collins (2015): Dir. Dan Fogelman
Feat. Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner…; Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star who decides to change his life when he discovers a 40–year–old letter written to him by John…
Deathgasm (2015): Dir. Jason Lei Howden
Feat. Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman, James Blake…; Bloody–minded Kiwi horror–comedy has two teenage metal fans stirring up trouble in small–town New Zealand when they accidentally…
Diary of a Teenage Girl, The (2015): Dir. Marielle Heller
Feat. Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig…; This brave and bittersweet portrait of an unusual sexual awakening has Bel Powley as a fledgling cartoonist entering into a relationship with her…
Dope (2015): Dir. Rick Famuyiwa
Feat. Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons…; An "urban" teen comedy about three retro–obsessed high–school friends who find themselves having to creatively dispatch a large quantity…
Dough (2015): Dir. John Goldschmidt
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Jerome Holder, Phil Davis…; Gentle comedy with Jonathan Pryce as an old Jewish baker who struggles to keep his business afloat until his young Muslim apprentice drops cannabis…
Dressmaker, The (2015): Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth…; Kate Winslet cuts a dashing figure (and a true–blue Aussie accent) as a talented dressmaker who returns home from Paris to the tiny isolated…
Dude Bro Party Massacre III (2015): Dir. Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet, Jon Salmon
Feat. Alec Owen, Paul Prado, Patton Oswalt…; Satirical slasher film which, despite it's title, is not a sequel, and which presents itself as a lost film dug up from the 1980's. A masked killer…
DUFF, The (2015): Dir. Ari Sandel
Feat. Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell…; Smart teen comedy about a high school senior who instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has been labeled the DUFF…
Emperor's New Clothes, The (2015): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Russell Brand; Russell Brand and Michael Winterbottom team up to present this angry, but also blackly funny, examination of the growing disparity between different…
Entourage: The Movie (2015): Dir. Doug Ellin
Feat. Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jeremy Piven…; The boys are back in business in this big–screen version of the hit HBO show with super agent–turned–studio head Ari Gold bringing…
Focus (2015): Dir. John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Feat. Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro…; Will Smith stars as a veteran con man whose latest scheme is thrown for a loop when a woman from his past returns.
Forbidden Room, The (2015): Dir. Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson
Feat. Roy Dupuis, Clara Furey, Jacques Nolot…; Maverick director Guy Maddin applies his wild and deliciously demented imagination to this fantastic fantasy, telling a range of almost…
Frisky (2015): Dir. Claudia Pickering
Feat. Claudia Pickering, Monica Ammerman, Brandon Wardle; Directed by and starring the multi–talented Claudia Pickering, this fresh micro–budget indie follows two female college grads who leave…
Get Hard (2015): Dir. Etan Cohen
Feat. Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie…; Ribald comedy with Will Ferrell as a rich hedge fund manager turning to Kevin Hart for help as he prepares for life in San Quentin.
Girl Asleep (2015): Dir. Rosemary Myers
Feat. Bethany Whitmore, Harrison Feldman, Amber McMahon; Based on the theatre production, this colourful coming–of–age tale set in 1970’s Australia expressively journeys into the absurd, scary…
Girls - Season 4 (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
God Willing (Se Dio Vuole) (2015): Dir. Edoardo Maria Falcone
Feat. Marco Giallini, Alessandro Gassmann, Laura Morante; Hit Italian comedy about a heart surgeon whose staunch atheism is challenged when his family comes under the influence of a charismatic young priest.
Goosebumps (2015): Dir. Rob Letterman
Feat. Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush…; Fantastical spin on the popular kidult horror series with Jack Black perfectly cast as horror maestro R.L. Stine whose imaginary demons come to life.
Grace and Frankie (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Sam Waterston…; Appealing and heartfelt sitcom with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as a retired cosmetics mogul and a hippie art teacher, brought together after their…
Grandma (2015): Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden…; Satisfying indie comedy–drama starring Lily Tomlin in a rare starring role as an acerbic lesbian grandmother who receives an unexpected visit…
Hello, My Name is Doris (2015): Dir. Michael Showalter
Feat. Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daly…; Off–beat romantic comedy with a winning performance from Sally Field as a smitten woman concocting schemes to woo her much younger colleague.
Hot Pursuit (2015): Dir. Anne Fletcher
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, Matthew Del Negro; Reese Witherspoon headline this buddy–comedy as an uptight and by–the–book cop trying to protect the widow of a drug boss as they…
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015): Dir. Genndy Tartakovsky
Feat. Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez…; More monster mayhem in this fun follow–up to the hit family comedy. This time Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half…
I'll See You In My Dreams (2015): Dir. Brett Haley
Feat. Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Martin Starr…; Blythe Danner is exceptional in this heartfelt drama about a widow and former songstress who discovers that life can begin anew at any age.
Idol, The (Ya tayr el tayer) (2015): Dir. Hany Abu-Assad
Feat. Tawfeek Barhom, Kais Attalah, Hiba Attalah; Comedy–drama based on the true story of an aspiring Palestinian musician who sets about overcoming the extraordinary goal of competing on the…
Intern, The (2015): Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo…; Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway clash in this generation gap comedy from the pen of Nancy Meyers (IT'S COMPLICATED). De Niro plays a retired…
iZombie (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Rose McIver, David Anders, Malcolm Goodwin; The hunger for all things dead–but–still–living continues with his amusing twist on the genre, loosely adapted from a comic book…
Kill Your Friends (2015): Dir. Owen Harris
Feat. Nicholas Hoult, James Corden, Georgia King…; Dark comedy set at the height of the nineties Brtipop craze with Nicholas Hoult as an A & R man who will stop at nothing to find the next hit.
Klown Forever (Klovn Forever) (2015): Dir. Mikkel Nørgaard
Feat. Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Mia Lyhne; Sequel to the Danish bromance KLOWN which doubles down on the same schtick, with both original comedians returning to play fictionalised versions of…
Lady in the Van, The (2015): Dir. Nicholas Hytner
Feat. Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Jim Broadbent…; Maggie Smith is adorable as usual in this cosy adaptation of Alan Bennett's play, based on his experience of developing an unlikely friendship with a…
Last Man On Earth, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Will Forte, Kristen Schaal, January Jones…; Quirky send–up of the post–apocalypse genre with talented comedians Kristen Schaal and Will Forte playing a pair of mismatched survivors…
Legend of Barney Thomson, The (2015): Dir. Robert Carlyle
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone…; A uniquely Glaswegian black comedy directed by and starring Robert Carlyle as an awkward middle–aged barber whose life of desperate mediocrity…
Life in the Dead Zone (2015): Dir. Peter Tonks
Feat. Des Morgon, Gabe Page, Chester Dextar…; Shot in Christchurch following the 2011 earthquakes, this creative comedy–mockumentary presents a town overrun by zombies in the wave of a…
Lobster, The (2015): Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux…; The director of DOGTOOTH returns with another decidedly offbeat satire. Set in the dystopian near future, single people, are obliged to find a…
Looking for Grace (2015): Dir. Sue Brooks
Feat. Radha Mitchell, Richard Roxburgh, Odessa Young…; Set in hot and desolate Western Australia, this tells its story of a runaway teenager and her parents endeavours to track her down from multiple…
Love the Coopers (Let It Snow) (2015): Dir. Jesse Nelson
Feat. Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, John Goodman…; Undemanding ensemble comedy follows four generations of the Cooper clan as they come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of…
Maggie's Plan (2015): Dir. Rebecca Miller
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore…; Witty showcase for the talents of Greta Gerwig, here playing a woman who's plans to have a baby on her own are derailed when she becomes involved…
Magic Mike XXL (2015): Dir. Gregory Jacobs
Feat. Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Kevin Nash…; Channing Tatum rips his pants one more time as Mike and the remaining Kings of Tampa hit the road to Myrtle Beach to put on one last blow–out…
Man from U.N.C.L.E., The (The Man From Uncle) (2015): Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander…; Guy Ritchie's remake of the cult TV series is a stylish tale of Cold War espionage with a CIA agent and a KGB operative participating in a joint…
Man Up (2015): Dir. Ben Palmer
Feat. Lake Bell, Simon Pegg, Olivia Williams…; Simon Pegg and Lake Bell have the requisite chemistry and comedy chops in this nimble and self–aware rom–com about a single woman who's…
Marguerite (2015): Dir. Xavier Giannoli
Feat. Catherine Frot, Andre Marcon, Michel Fau…; Touching French version of the story inspired by the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, a socialite who believed she was in possession of a beautiful…
Master of None (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Aziz Ansari, Eric Wareheim, Noël Wells…; Based on the comedic viewpoints of its lead Aziz Ansari, this follows the personal and professional life of his 30–year–old…
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015): Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Feat. Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke…; Winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance, this imaginative, eclectic dramedy follows an awkward high–school filmmaker and a gravely ill…
Meddler, The (2015): Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons…; Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne face off in this amiable, bittersweet and comedy about an aging widow who follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes…
Miss You Already (2015): Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Toni Collette, Dominic Cooper…; Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore headline this superior tearjerker about how the friendship between two life–long girlfriends is put to the…
Mortdecai (2015): Dir. David Koepp
Feat. Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor…; Caper comedy with Johnny Depp as a debonair art dealer racing to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost Nazi gold.
Night Before, The (2015): Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jillian Bell…; More Seth Rogen man–child malarkey, this time aided by Joseph Gordon–Levitt and Anthony Mackie, as three lifelong friends who spend…
Nina Forever (2015): Dir. Chris Blaine, Ben Blaine
Feat. Fiona OShaughnessy, Cian Barry, Abigail Hardingham; Darkly funny horror in which a man embarking on a new relationship is taunted by his dead ex–girlfriend whenever he has sex.
No Way Jose (2015): Dir. Adam Goldberg
Feat. Adam Goldberg, Gillian Jacobs, Emily Osment…; Romantic comedy centered around an erstwhile indie–rocker relegated to playing children's birthday parties, on the verge of turning 40 and at a…
Odd Mom Out (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Jill Kargman; Comedy series set in New York and following a mother who is torn between two worlds – the quirky and unconventional life she leads with her…
One Wild Moment (2015): Dir. Jean-François Richet
Feat. Vincent Cassel, Francois Cluzet, Alice Isaaz…; Exotic romantic comedy with Cassel and Cluzet as two friends who bring their daughters with them on a beach vacation and find themselves in an…
Our Brand is Crisis (2015): Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie…; Thorny comedy examines the role of American 'political consultants' in foreign elections. Sandra Bullock is sent to Bolivia to help re–elect a…
Overnight, The (2015): Dir. Patrick Brice
Feat. Adam Scott, Taylor Schilling, Jason Schwartzman…; Wild comedy about a couple and their son who are new to LA are invited by an eccentric couple to their house for a playdate between their sons. But…
Paper Towns (2015): Dir. Jake Schreier
Feat. Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams…; From the pen of John Green, the writer of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, comes a wistful teen adventure in which a boy and his friends search for his…
Pawno (2015): Dir. Phil Ireland
Feat. John Brumpton, Damian Hill, Kerry Armstrong…; A well–drawn ensemble drama that surveys a single day in a Melbourne pawnshop centred around its laid–back but jaded owner who encounters…
People Places Things (2015): Dir. James C. Strouse
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams; Bittersweet indie comedy distinguished by a romantic lead performance by Jemaine Clement as a newly single graphic novelist balancing parenting his…
Peter Kay's Car Share (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Peter Kay, Sian Gibson; BAFTA–winning sitcom from Mancunian comedian Peter Kay who plays a supermarket assistant manager who, together with a promotions rep (Sian…
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015): Dir. Elizabeth Banks
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld…; Agreeable sequel takes place after a humiliating performance at Lincoln Center forces the Barden Bellas to enter an international competition in…
Pixels (2015): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan…; Adam Sandler and pals must use their old–school gaming skills to save the world after aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games…
Results (2015): Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Guy Pearce, Kevin Corrigan, Cobie Smulders…; An unorthodox take on the romantic comedy has Guy Pearce and Cobie Smulders as personal trainers' whose personal lives are upended by the actions of…
Rewrite, The (2015): Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons…; Frothy Hugh Grant outing has him cast as an Oscar–winning writer in a slump teaching screenwriting at a college, where he falls for a single…
Ricki and the Flash (2015): Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer…; Meryl Streep adds 'rock star' to her oeuvre in this pleasing dramedy written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jonathan Demme. Streep stars as a…
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015): Dir. Dearbhla Walsh
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Judi Dench, James Corden; Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman star in this fine Roald Dahl adaptation about a retired bachelor who has a thing for his tortoise–obsessed…
Rock the Kasbah (2015): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Bill Murray, Leem Lubany, Kate Hudson…; Bill Murray strikes out in this tepid comedy as down–on–his–luck music manager who discovers a teenage girl with an extraordinary…
Ruben Guthrie (2015): Dir. Brendan Cowell
Feat. Patrick Brammall, Alex Dimitriades, Abbey Lee…; A comedic examination of Australian drinking culture follows a boozy ad–man as he struggles to keep of the sauce in order to win back his…
Schitt's Creek (TV Series) (2015): Dir. Jerry Ciccoritti
Feat. Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy…; Eugene Levy and his son, Dan Levy, developed and star in this dryly witty Canadian sitcom about a filthy–rich video store magnate and his…
Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2015): Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy…; Sequel to the unlikely hit comedy has the Marigold's proprietor considering expansion as a rooming predicament arises.
Second Mother, The (Que Horas Ela Volta?) (2015): Dir. Anna Muylaert
Feat. Regina Case; An intelligent, touching and funny film exploring the complexities of class structure in Brazil. Tensions arise when a wealthy family allows their…
She's Funny That Way (2015): Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston…; Peter Bogdanovich returns to the screwball comedy genre is an enjoyable slice of nostalgia. On the set of a playwright's new project, a love triangle…
Sisters (2015): Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph…; Tina Fey and Amy Poehler team up for this raucous comedy as two sisters who decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their…
Sleeping with Other People (2015): Dir. Leslye Headland
Feat. Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Amanda Peet…; Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis star as a good–natured womanizer and a serial cheater who form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in…
Spy (2015): Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law…; Melissa McCarthy's third outing for the dir. of BRIDESMAIDS comes up roses in this frequently side–splitting James Bond spoof that doubles as a…
SuperBob (2015): Dir. Jon Drever
Feat. Brett Goldstein, Catherine Tate, Natalia Tena…; Middling superhero farce with a mild–mannered postie given superpowers after a freak meteor storm, but his greatest challenge is finding a…
Tangerine (2015): Dir. Sean Baker
Feat. Katana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, James Ransone; Energetic and frequently hilarious buddy comedy follows two transgender sex workers as they navigate the unforgiving streets of Los Angeles on…
Ted 2 (2015): Dir. Seth MacFarlane
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried…; More gross–out shenanigans from the mind of Seth MacFarlane. This time out the titular teddy bear wants to adopt a child, only the law stands…
Tehran Taxi (2015): Dir. Jafar Panahi; Ingenious documentary from Iranian director Jafar Panahi who, while banned from making movies by his government, poses as a taxi driver to reflect on…
Togetherness (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Mark Duplass, Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet…; Kiwi actress Melanie Lynskey stars in this entirely relatable HBO comedy–drama from the prolific Duplass brothers that follows the…
Trainwreck (2015): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson…; Amy Schumer writes and stars in this ribald comedy about a commitment–phobic career woman who has to face her fears of monogamy when she…
Truman (2015): Dir. Cesc Gay
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Javier Camara; Spanish cinema stars Ricardo Darin and Javier Camara team up for this sensitive comedy as childhood friends who reunite after many years when one of…
Tumbledown (2015): Dir. Sean Mewshaw
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis, Blythe Danner…; Earnest romantic drama with the widow of a acclaimed folk–singer tentatively exploring romance with his biographer.
Umrika (2015): Dir. Prashant Nair
Feat. Suraj Sharma, Tony Revolori, Prateik Babbar; Gently satisfying comedy set in a small village in 1970's India where the inhabitants hear tales of life in America ("Umrika") through letters sent…
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Carol Kane…; Infectious sitcom from the makers of 30 ROCK (Tina Fey and Robert Carlock) following a woman who is attempting to rebuild her life in New York city…
UnREAL (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Shiri Appleby, Craig Bierko, Constance Zimmer; Highly amusing satire offers a behind–the–scenes look at the chaos surrounding the production of a dating competition program, with a…
Walk in the Woods, A (2015): Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson…; Robert Redford and Nick Nolte walk the Appalachian trail together in this lightly comic adaptation of Bill Bryson's memoir, with much of the pleasure…
Westside (TV Series) (2015-2019): Feat. Antonia Prebble, David de Lautour, Reef Ireland; A period prequel to OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE. Legendary safe cracker and career criminal, Ted West and his first wife Rita Build their fortune in the slums…
Younger (TV Series) (2015): Feat. Sutton Foster, Debi Mazar, Miriam Shor…; Sitcom created by Darren Star (SEX AND THE CITY, 90210) about a 40–year–old mother who passes herself off as 26 to land a job and has to…
Youth (2015): Dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Feat. Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz…; Bittersweet dramedy with Michael Caine as a retired orchestra conductor on holiday contemplating one final performance after a request from Queen…
Zoom (2015): Dir. Paulo Morelli
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Alison Pill, Jason Priestley…; A multi–dimensional interface between a comic book artist, a novelist, and a film director. Each lives in a separate reality but authors a…
22 Jump Street (2014): Dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Feat. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Peter Stormare…; Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum graduate to college to bust another crime ring in this riotous sequel to the hit TV spin off.
A Chance Encounter (Quantum Love) (2014): Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Francois Cluzet, Lisa Azuelos…; High–concept romantic comedy which blends fantasy with reality as a a married man's encounter with another woman develops into a mutual…
A Long Way Down (2014): Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots…; Four lost souls – a disgraced TV presenter, a foul–mouthed teen, an isolated single mother and a solipsistic muso – decide to end…
A Merry Christmas Miracle (A Merry Friggin' Christmas) (2014): Dir. Tristram Shapeero
Feat. Joel McHale, Robin Williams, Lauren Graham…; Robin Williams (in one of his last roles) and Joel McHale bounce off each other as a father and son who forget their squabbling family's presents and…
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014): Dir. Seth MacFarlane
Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried…; Seth MacFarlane directs and stars in this rambunctious western spoof about a cowardly farmer who falls for the wife of a notorious gun–slinger.
Agatha Raisin (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Ashley Jensen, Katy Wix, Mathew Horne…; The Cotswolds–based PR guru turned amateur sleuth returns for a series of comedic murder–mysteries based on the books by M.C. Beaton.…
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014): Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould…; Tailor–made, exemplary family entertainment that follows the exploits of 11–year–old Alexander as he experiences the most terrible…
And So It Goes (2014): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Annie Parisse; A curmudgeon and his widowed next door neighbor bond when they come into the care of a 9–year–old girl in this sweet–centred late…
Angriest Man in Brooklyn, The (2014): Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage…; One of Robin Williams' last completed films, this finds the beloved comedian playing a curmudgeon who is informed by his doctor that he has 90…
Annie (2014): Dir. Will Gluck
Feat. Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx…; Modernized, hip–hop version of the Broadway classic tells the tale of a foster kid, who sees her life change when a business tycoon and mayoral…
Are We Officially Dating? (That Awkward Moment) (2014): Dir. Tom Gormican
Feat. Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan…; Three bros contemplate the status of their respective relationships in this slack–jawed romantic calamity. Eye candy notwithstanding, an…
Bad Neighbours (Neighbors) (2014): Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron…; A sensible couple hoping to raise their child in a quiet suburb end up living next to a frat house in this raucous comedy of warring neighbours.
Belier Family, The (2014): Dir. Eric Lartigau
Feat. François Damiens, Karin Viard, Louane Emera…; Heart–warming French comedy about a hearing–impaired couple who's teenage daughter displays a remarkable flair for music.
Birdman (Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014): Dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Feat. Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton…; A nimble, bravura Oscar–winning black comedy that cannily casts Michael Keaton as a washed–up actor who, having once played an iconic…
Blended (2014): Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Terry Crews…; After a blind date from hell, two single parents find themselves unexpectedly stuck together on an African Safari vacation spot. Pretty much…
Broad City (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Abbi Jacobson, Ilana Glazer; Comic web series, now produced by Comedy Central, follows two 20–something best friends as they struggle to navigate life in New York.
Chef (2014): Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale…; An acclaimed chef whose reputation is ruined by a restaurant critic reclaims his creative instinct and love of life by opening a humble food truck.
Cobbler, The (2014): Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens, Ellen Barkin…; The director of THE STATION AGENT and THE VISITOR helms this slice of magic realism about a frustrated shoemaker who finds a magical sewing machine…
Comet (2014): Dir. Sam Esmail
Feat. Justin Long, Emmy Rossum, Kayla Servi…; Visually distinctive romantic drama set in a parallel universe that bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired…
Cooties (2014): Dir. Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion
Feat. Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill…; Splatter comedy set in a primary school where a cafeteria food virus turns the kiddies into killer zombies, and a group of misfit teachers must band…
Count Arthur Strong (TV series) (2014): Feat. Steve Delaney, Rory Kinnear; Jolly, old–fashioned British sitcom centred on the relationship between an eccentric variety show performer and the son of his former comedy…
Cuban Fury (2014): Dir. James Griffiths
Feat. Rashida Jones, Chris O'Dowd, Nick Frost…; Chubby Nick Frost makes a play for his cute American boss (Rashida Jones) who both share a secret passion for salsa in this boisterous dance…
Date and Switch (2014): Dir. Chris Nelson
Feat. Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope, Dakota Johnson…; Your standard issue teens–get–laid high school comedy from the exterior, this sweet–centred romp finds two best friends at odds…
Dear White People (2014): Dir. Justin Simien
Feat. Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner…; A social satire that follows the stories of four black students at an Ivy League college where controversy breaks out over a popular but offensive…
Detectorists (TV Series) (2014-2017): Feat. Toby Jones, Mackenzie Crook, Rachael Stirling; Irresistible comedy about lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to…
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder (2014): Dir. Arild Fröhlich
Feat. Kristoffer Joner, Emily Glaister, Eilif Hellum Noraker; From the pen of Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo comes this earthy family caper. Two lonely children help an eccentric inventor gain recognition for…
Doll & Em (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Emily Mortimer, Dolly Wells; Lightweight Hollywood satire stars Emily Mortimer (as herself) and best friend Dolly Wells who is hired as the actress' new personal assistant, with…
Dumb and Dumber To (2014): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle…; Much derided sequel has Carrey and Daniels re–uniting togo on a road trip to find Harry's newly discovered daughter, who was given up for…
Elsa & Fred (Elsa and Fred) (2014): Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden…; Shirley Maclaine and Christopher Plummer take the leads in this remake of the Argentinian romance in which a feisty retiree and her new neighbor, an…
Faults (2014): Dir. Riley Stearns
Feat. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Leland Orser; Commendable, darkly comic indie–drama set in the intiguing world of cult de–programming with excellent performances from Lealand Orser…
Folies Bergère (Paris Follies) (2014): Dir. Marc Fitoussi
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michael Nyqvist…; Isabelle Huppert stars in this lighty comic French tale as a as a farmer’s wife who takes off to Paris on a whim and finds romance in unexpected…
Force Majeure (Turist) (2014): Dir. Ruben Östlund
Feat. Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Kristofer Hivju…; A barbed and incisive Swedish black comedy of gender politics, centred around a family on a skiing holiday in the French Alps who face a recognizable…
Frank (2014): Dir. Lenny Abrahamson
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Gyllenhaal…; A lovable, off–beat indie rock satire in which Michael Fassbender plays the leader of a group of experimental musicians who lives permanently…
Gemma Bovery (2014): Dir. Anne Fontaine
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Fabrice Luchini, Jason Flemyng…; Gemma Arterton stars in this whimsical send–up of Flaubert's classic novel. Aftermoving to the French countryside with her husband, a British…
Get Santa (2014): Dir. Christopher Smith
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Kit Connor…; Rollicking seasonal comedy about a father and son who team up to save Christmas once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after…
Get Well Soon (2014): Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Gerard Lanvin, Fred Testot, Jean-Pierre Darroussin; Gentle French comedy about a middle–aged curmudgeon whose enforced stay in hospital forces him to re–evaluate his life.
Girls - Season 3 (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
Grand Budapest Hotel, The (2014): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric…; Dir. Wes Anderson at last marries his quirky, meticulous aesthetic to a marvellously exotic setting and characters to create arguably his finest film…
Hector and the Search For Happiness (2014): Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Jean Reno…; Simon Pegg plays a disillusioned psychiatrist traveling the globe in search of the secret of happiness.
Horrible Bosses 2 (2014): Dir. Sean Anders
Feat. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day…; More employment related shenanigans with Jason Bateman and pals' entrepreneurial ways getting them involved in a decidedly harebrained and misguided…
Housebound (2014): Dir. Gerard Johnstone
Feat. Morgana O’Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru…; A home detainee is forced to move back into her old family house where she grapples with her neurotic mother and supernatural disturbances. A…
Humbling, The (2014): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Dianne Wiest…; Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig headline this erotic comedy about a stage actor who is slowly losing his mind who engages in a relationship with a…
Inbetweeners 2, The (2014): Dir. Damon Beesley, Iain Morris
Feat. Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison…; Sex–crazed larrikins Jay, Simon, Neil and Will reunite for a holiday downunder in this typically puerile sequel to the movie inspired by the…
Infinite Man, The (2014): Dir. Hugh Sullivan
Feat. John McConville, Hannah Marshall, Alex Dimitriades; A man's attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop.
Infinitely Polar Bear (2014): Dir. Maya Forbes
Feat. Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Keir Dullea…; Bittersweet drama in which a bipolar father takes over sole responsibility for his two spirited daughters while his wife attends graduate school in…
Inherent Vice (2014): Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson…; Dir. PT Anderson brings Thomas Pynchon faithfully to the big screen in this dope–addled, shaggy–dog comedy in which Joaquin Phoenix stars…
Interview, The (2014): Dir. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Feat. Seth Rogen, James Franco, Lizzy Caplan…; The highly controversial comedy that sparked a political crisis has a tabloid reporter recruited by the CIA to murder North Korean dictator Kim…
Jonah From Tonga (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Chris Lilley; Chameleon comedian Chris Lilley revives his funniest and most poignant character, Jonah Takalua, for this fifth mock–umentary, set in a…
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014): Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson…; Good–natured, violent spoof in which gentleman spy Colin Firth recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the ultra–competitive…
Laggies (2014): Dir. Lynn Shelton
Feat. Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell…; Indie comedy with Knightley as a woman in the throes of a quarter–life crisis brought on by her boyfriend's sudden proposal.
Learning to Drive (2014): Dir. Isabel Coixet
Feat. Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer…; Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley headline this undemanding comedy about the unlikely friendship between a literary agent and a Sikh driving…
Lego Movie, The (2014): Dir. Chris Miller, Phil Lord
Feat. Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks…; This quick–witted, pop–culture laden adventure set in the Lego universe centres on an ordinary minifigure destined to save his fellow…
Let's Be Cops (2014): Dir. Luke Greenfield
Feat. Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Nina Dobrev…; Dim comedy with two buddies who dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly–minted…
Life After Beth (2014): Dir. Jeff Baena
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Dane DeHaan, John C. Reilly…; Grieving over the death of his girlfriend, a young man gets a second chance when she returns from the dead in this zany and inventive…
Life Partners (2014): Dir. Susanna Fogel
Feat. Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody…; A lawyer and her lesbian best friend experience a dramatic shift in their longtime bond after one enters a serious relationship.
Listen Up Philip (2014): Dir. Alex Ross Perry
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Elisabeth Moss, Jonathan Pryce…; Acidic, stylistically bold portrait of a young narcissistic writer (Schwartzman) who petulantly refuses to promote his second novel, and instead…
Longest Week, The (2014): Dir. Peter Glanz
Feat. Jason Bateman, Olivia Wilde, Billy Crudup…; This modest rom–com pleasure with Wes Anderson undertones centres on a rich Manhattanite whose life is upended by several chance encounters…
Looking (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Jonathan Groff, Frankie J. Álvarez, Murray Bartlett…; A funny and earnest HBO dramedy about the lives of a group of gay friends living in contemporary San Francisco. Co–produced by Andrew Haigh…
Love at First Fight (Les Combattants) (2014): Dir. Thomas Cailley
Feat. Adele Haenel, Kevin Azais, Antoine Laurent…; An intensely physical take on the romantic comedy, with an awkward summer romance taking place at a French survivalist camp between a…
Magic in the Moonlight (2014): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden…; Colin Firth plays a magician recruited to expose a fraudulent spiritualist (Emma Stone) in Woody Allen's latest period charmer.
Mapp and Lucia (TV Mini-series) (Mapp & Lucia) (2014): Feat. Miranda Richardson, Anna Chancellor, Poppy Miller; Sprightly re–take on E.F. Benson's classic comedy of manners, that deftly charts the social rivalry between two women in the 1930s when Lucia…
Miranda Hart: That’s What I Call Live Show (2014): Feat. Miranda Hart; Recorded live at London’s O2 Arena the star of MIRANDA takes the stage as part of her first–ever stand–up tour.
Monty Python Live (Mostly) - One Down, Five to Go (2014): Feat. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle…; The much–anticipated live reunion show from the Monty Python crew in all its side–splitting glory. Features special guest Eddie Izzard.
Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014): Dir. Ben Kellett
Feat. Brendan O'Carroll, Jennifer Gibney
Muppets Most Wanted (2014): Dir. James Bobin
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey…; The latest sing–a–long Muppet adventure finds the gang embroiled in a European jewel–heist lead by a Kermit the Frog imposter.
My Old Lady (2014): Dir. Israel Horovitz
Feat. Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas…; Uplifting and sophisticated Anglo–French dramedy set around a disputed Parisian apartment in the wake of a family bereavement. Based on…
Mystery of Happiness, The (2014): Dir. Daniel Burman
Feat. Guillermo Francella, Ines Estevez, Fabián Arenillas…; Light comedy that charts the shock waves that result when an outwardly content businessman abandons his wife and best friend.
Night at the Museum 3:Secret of the Tomb (2014): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson…; Concluding chapter in the trilogy has museum guard Stiller trying to decipher why the exhibits are behaving so erratically.
Nut Job, The (2014): Dir. Peter Lepeniotis
Feat. Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson…; An exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren raid a nut store to survive, that is also the front for a human gang's bank robbery
Obvious Child (2014): Dir. Gillian Robespierre
Feat. Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann…; A New York indie comedy of the "awkward girl" variety that focuses on how a comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of…
One I Love, The (2014): Dir. Charlie McDowell
Feat. Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson; Beguiling indie comedy about a couple struggling with a marriage on the brink of falling apart; after escaping for a weekend in pursuit of their…
Other Woman, The (2014): Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau…; Cameron Diaz and cohorts bond over their shared betrayal at the hands of a two–timing jerk, plotting to exact their revenge, in this uneasy…
Our Zoo (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Lee Ingleby, Liz White, Anne Reid…; Charming mini–series follows the family who founded the famed Chester Zoo.
Parasyte: Part One (2014): Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Shota Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto…; Based on a long running Manga, this horror–comedy offers up Cronenbergian thrills in a world under attack from parasitic worm–like…
Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, A (2014): Dir. Roy Andersson
Feat. Holger Andersson, Nils Westblom; Absurdist comedy that follows two hapless novelty salesman on a picaresque tour of the human condition.
Playing It Cool (A Many Splintered Thing) (2014): Dir. Justin Reardon
Feat. Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Aubrey Plaza…; Romantic comedy with a lovestruck author entering into a platonic relationship with a woman who's already engaged to someone else.
Posthumous (2014): Dir. Lulu Wang
Feat. Jack Huston, Brit Marling, Tom Schilling…; Satirical comedy set in the Berlin art world follows an artist who decides to cash in after rumours of his demise give his work new found prominence.
Pride (2014): Dir. Matthew Warchus
Feat. Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West…; An inspired and inspirational dramatization of true events that took place when a group of Gay Rights activists in London offered generous support to…
Queen & Country (Queen and Country) (2014): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Callum Turner, Vanessa Kirby, David Thewlis…; Long–awaited follow up to director John Boorman's comic memoir HOPE AND GLORY follows his alter–ego as he undergoes basic training in…
Rick and Morty (TV Series) (2014): A wacky, profane Adult Swim series from COMMUNITY creator Dan Harmon, centred on the adventures of an alcoholic scientist and his young…
Samba (2014): Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Feat. Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Tahar Rahim…; The creative force behind THE INTOUCHABLES return with this inspirational drama centered on the redeeming relationship between a Senegalese…
Sensitive Skin (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Kim Cattrall, Don McKellar; Winning Canadian comedy series follows a couple as they attempt to to revamp their lives as they struggle with the uncertainties of middle age.
Sex Tape (2014): Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry…; Prescient couple comedy about a husband and wife whose attempt to spice up their sex life inexplicably ends up online. The broad humour gets old…
Sex, Love and Therapy (The Missionaries) (2014): Dir. Tonie Marshall
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel, Andre Wilms; Frothy sex comedy with Patrick Bruel as a marriage counsellor and recovering sex addict whose abstinence is tested by the discovery that his new…
Shooting for Socrates (2014): Dir. James Erskine
Feat. Art Parkinson, Richard Dormer, John Hannah…; Heartfelt sports drama follows Northern Ireland's participation in the 1986 soccer World Cup told from the point of view of a player and a young fan.
Short Poppies (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Rhys Darby, David Farrier, Josh Thomson; Rhys Darby plays multiple characters in this mock–umentary series in which journalist David Farrier goes on a trek around small town New…
Silicon Valley (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Thomas Middleditch, T.J. Miller, Martin Starr…; Mike Judge's spot–on satirical eye turns to the topical world of software technology for this sitcom that follows six young entrepreneurs and…
Skeleton Twins, The (2014): Dir. Craig Johnson
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Luke Wilson…; Piercing black comedy about two estranged twins, having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, struggling to mend their relationship.
Someone Marry Barry (2014): Dir. Rob Pearlstein
Feat. Tyler Labine, Damon Wayans, Lucy Punch…; The affable Tyler Labine plays a socially inept bachelor who's set up with an even weirder woman by his none–the–wiser friends in this…
Space Station 76 (2014): Dir. Jack Plotnick
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler, Matt Bomer…; Funny and earnest sci–fi spoof, set on a funky space station in the 70s.
Spoils of Babylon, The (TV Mini-Series) (2014): Feat. Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell…; A florid send–up of the 'event mini–series' genre – a regular fixture on televisions in the 70s and 80s – that incorporates…
St. Vincent (2014): Dir. Theodore Melfi
Feat. Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, Melissa McCarthy…; Likeable coming–of–age comedy about an unlikely friendship between a young boy and a misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic war veteran who…
Step Dave (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Sia Trokenheim, Jono Kenyon, Tania Nolan…; Bright, punchy Kiwi sitcom about the up–and–down relationship between a 20–something slacker and the woman of his dreams – a…
Stretch (2014): Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, Chris Pine…; Brash action–comedy with a Patrick Wilson as a hard–luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes…
Tammy (2014): Dir. Ben Falcone
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates…; After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard–drinking grandmother.
They Came Together (2014): Dir. David Wain
Feat. Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Cobie Smulders…; Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd (in his fifth consecutive film for writer–director David Wain) send–up every trope and cliche of the Hollywood…
Top Five (2014): Dir. Chris Rock
Feat. Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Rosario Dawson…; Chris Rock directs this satire in which a comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality–TV star fiancée talks him into…
Trash (2014): Dir. Stephen Daldry
Feat. Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura…; From the unlikely pen of Brit rom–com supremo Richard Curtis comes this crime comedy set in Rio de Janeiro in which three kids who make a…
Trip to Italy, The (2014): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; More of the same is not a bad thing when concerning another gastronomic trip with British comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Here, the prickly…
Trip to Italy, The (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; The complete, original BBC incarnation of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's culinary romp through the Italy, as popularised by Michael Winterbottom's…
Tusk (2014): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Justin Long, Michael Parks, Haley Joel Osment…; Gleefully ludicrous Kevin Smith directed horror comedy following the fate of an unfortunate podcaster who discovers his next guest has a bizarre…
Utopia (TV Series) (2014): Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Rob Sitch, Celia Pacquola, Dave Lawson…; Savvy comedy series from the team behind FRONTLINE and Aussie classic THE CASTLE set inside a special government office that oversees major…
Vampire Academy (2014): Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Gabriel Byrne…; A half–human, half–vampire trains to be a guardian at an exclusive academy for the young and undead. Toothy vampire comedy pokes fun at…
Voices, The (2014): Dir. Marjane Satrapi
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick…; From the director of PERSEPOLIS comes this deeply weird comedy with Ryan Reynolds as an amiable factory worker pursuing romance with the help of his…
Walk of Shame (2014): Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs…; After a big night out, an aspiring broadcaster must scramble to make an important job interview through the cesspool of downtown L.A.
Walking On Sunshine (2014): Dir. Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini
Feat. Greg Wise, Hannah Arterton, Lobna Futers…; GLEEf–fully cheesy British musical shamelessly following the MAMMA MIA template. Beautiful Italian locales, a wedding, and…
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014): Dir. Andy Hamilton, Guy Jenkin
Feat. Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly…; Amiable British comedy with Rosamund Pike and David Tennant as a bickering, divorcing couple, who take their kids from London to Scotland, to visit…
What We Do in the Shadows (2014): Dir. Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement
Feat. Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh…; Follow the lives of Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav – three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles, like being…
While We're Young (2014): Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver…; Ben Stiller plays a documentarian whose career and marriage are overturned when a much younger couple enters their social circle in this…
Wish I Was Here (2014): Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Zach Braff, Kate Hudson, Mandy Patinkin…; Zach Braff's belated follow–up to GARDEN STATE sees him direct and star as a 35 year old struggling actor, father and husband who winds up…
Witches of East End (TV Series) (2014): Feat. Julia Ormond, Madchen Amick; TV series about a family of witches who live in the seaside town of East End. Based on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz.
100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, The (Hundred Year Old Man, the) (2013): Dir. Felix Herngren
Feat. Robert Gustafsson; A spirited Swedish comedy – think a twilight FORREST GUMP – about a plucky 100–year–old man whose addiction to blowing things…
A Case of You (2013): Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Peter Dinklage…; A stock premise of romantic misfortune – the lovely heart who pretends to be someone else in order to win the girl of his dreams – is…
A.C.O.D (Adult Children Of Divorce) (2013): Dir. Stuart Zicherman
Feat. Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara…; A solid, character–focused mixer of dysfunctional comedy and down–to–earth navel gazing, with Adam Scott as the weary…
About Time (2013): Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy…; Writer–director Richard Curtis infuses time travel into his romantic comedy formula in which a lovelorn man's ability to relive the past…
Admission (2013): Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Wallace Shawn…; A sweet, serio–comic romance with Tiny Fey as a Princeton admission officer whose straight–laced existence is invigorated by a…
Adult World (2013): Dir. Scott Coffey
Feat. Emma Roberts, John Cusack, Evan Peters…; A struggling college graduate with aspirations of becoming a poet slums it at a small town sex shop in this dry indie comedy.
Alan Davies: Life is Pain (2013): Feat. Alan Davies; The witty star of JONATHAN CREEK and Stephen Fry’s QI returns to his standup roots with this routine covering growing up in the ‘70s, Facebook,…
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013): Dir. Declan Lowney
Feat. Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee; Steve Coogan's bumbling DJ from his popular 90's TV show gets a big screen outing with this belly–aching farce situated around a corporate…
Ambassadors (TV Series) (2013): Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb; Comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb somewhat invert their PEEP SHOW personas for this three–part comedy–drama series following the…
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013): Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd…; The anchormen return for a second round of news–reading hijinks in this strapping sequel to the cult comedy hit.
Austenland (2013): Dir. Jerusha Hess
Feat. Keri Russell, Bret McKenzie, Jennifer Coolidge…; Notable for being the debut of Jerusha Hess, sister of NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE auteur Jared and the often–geeky Bret McKenzie as romantic interest.…
Bad Milo! (2013): Dir. Jacob Vaughan
Feat. Ken Marino, Gillian Jacobs, Mary Kay Place; A mild–mannered accountant with bowel problems discovers that a pint–sized demon has moved into his intestinal tract. Though this…
Bad Words (2013): Dir. Jason Bateman
Feat. Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Philip Baker Hall…; Jason Bateman plays a failed spelling bee competitor who uses a loophole to enter into a national spelling competition as an adult. Landing on the…
Big School (TV Series) (2013): Feat. David Walliams, Catherine Tate, Philip Glenister…; This new sitcom conceived by LITTLE BRITAIN's David Walliams concerns the private and professional squabbles of a group of secondary school…
Big Wedding, The (2013): Dir. Justin Zackham
Feat. Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl…; Predictably inspired by a French farce (Mon frère se marie), and populated by the usual suspects of geriatric comic romances (Keaton, De Niro, et…
Bill Bailey - Qualmpeddler (2013): Feat. Bill Bailey; Bill Bailey is in vintage form with his latest live show, a mixture of stand–up, stories, music and wit aimed at the ridiculousness of the…
Bill Cosby - Far From Finished (2013): Feat. Bill Cosby; Lovable Bill Cosby returns to the stage after more than two decades for this Comedy Central special in his honour.
Blandings (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Mark Williams; The Blandings comedy stories of PG Wodehouse are adapted for this enjoyable period sitcom set in a 1920s castle. A tongue–in–cheek…
Blind Detective (2013): Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Yuanyuan Gao; Dir. Johnnie To has a bob each way with this entertaining policier, effortlessly combining action, comedy and slapstick romance. Andy Lau plays the…
Blue Jasmine (2013): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin…; Another jewel from 'late period' Woody Allen with Cate Blanchett also in fine form as a down–at–heel socialite who moves to San Francisco…
Bluestone 42 (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Oliver Chris, Kelly Adams, Matthew Lewis; Excellent British dramedy combines realism with levity in its chronicle of a British bomb disposal detachment in Afghanistan. Series One: 9…
Brats, The (Les gamins) (2013): Dir. Anthony Marciano
Feat. Alain Chabat, Max Boublil, Sandrine Kiberlain…; Something of a French take on the Judd Apatow school of middle–aged stupor, this finds a dissatisfied married man bromancing his daughter's…
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews…; Andy Samberg plays a hotshot detective too cocksure for his captain's liking in this irreverent law and order sitcom, very much in the vein of…
C.O.G. (2013): Dir. Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Feat. Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Casey Wilson…; Coming–of–age dramedy based on the story of the same name by David Sedaris. A young man (Jonathan Groff) travels to Oregon to work on…
Cheap Thrills (2013): Dir. E.L. Katz
Feat. Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton…; A devilishly effective black comedy about a pair of old friends who enter into an increasingly bloody game of one–upmanship with a wealthy…
Chinese Puzzle (2013): Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Cecile De France…; Cédric Klapisch's cosmopolitan trilogy wraps up with this breezy reunion of the characters first introduced in THE SPANISH APARTMENT, now…
Computer Chess (2013): Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher, Wiley Wiggins; Mumblecore maestro Andrew Bujalski directs this left–of–field mockumentary, shot on low–fi video, about a surreal chess tournament…
Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (2013): Dir. Sebastián Silva
Feat. Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann; Michael Cera plays a twentysomething space cadet whose drug–influenced summer in Chile takes a turn when he meets an annoying…
Cupcakes (2013): Dir. Eytan Fox
Feat. Efrat Dor, Dana Ivgy; Six Tel Aviv friends who delight in ridiculing the Eurovision song contest video a parody of themselves performing a make–believe number, only…
Delivery Man (2013): Dir. Ken Scott
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders; There's a surprising hint of maturity in this Vince Vaughn vehicle, a remake of a director's own 2011 French–Canadian comedy about a voracious…
Derek (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington, Kerry Godliman; Autonomous comic vehicle for Ricky Gervais based around his character Derek Noakes, a child–like 50–year–old care worker at a home…
Disco Exorcist (2013): Dir. Richard Griffin
Feat. Shadow Faye, Andre Boudreau, Kevin Killavey; Outrageous horror comedy about a disco king and playboy whose one night stand turns bad when he enrages a black magic priestess. A fun throwback to…
Dom Hemingway (2013): Dir. Richard Shepard
Feat. Jude Law, Emilia Clarke, Kerry Condon…; Jude Law plays a gloriously profane ex–con trying to make it or break it on the streets of London after 12 years in the slammer. Messily…
Don Jon (2013): Dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore…; Joseph Gordon–Levitt wrote, directs and stars in this distinctly masculine rom–com as a New Jersey 'player' who must confront his nagging…
Drinking Buddies (2013): Dir. Joe Swanberg
Feat. Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick…; Dir. Joe Swanberg instills a mumblecore ethos into this lively and naturalistic comedy of two friendly couples fighting an attraction to opposite…
Edwin: My Life as a Koont (2013): Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Bryce Campbell, Jessica Grace Smith, David Fane…; Jason Stutter (TONGAN NINJA) directs this irreverant and frequently funny Kiwi comedy about a "koontz–syndrome" sufferer who attempts to stage…
English Teacher, The (2013): Dir. Craig Zisk
Feat. Julianne Moore, Michael Angarano, Greg Kinnear…; An introverted English teacher learns to take risks in life and love with the aid of a former student and aspiring playwright in this snappy,…
Enough Said (2013): Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener…; Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…
Fading Gigolo (2013): Dir. John Turturro
Feat. John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sofia Vergara…; John Turturro is a struggling Brooklyn bookstore owner who contrives with his best friend (played by Woody Allen) to set up a male prostitution…
Family Tree (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Ed Jr. Begley, Nina Conti…; Director Christopher Guest (WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, BEST IN SHOW) applies his distinctive doco–style comedy to the episodic format of television…
Family, The (2013): Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron…; In this stylised black comedy, De Niro sends himself up (yet again) as the patriarch of a mafia family shipped off to France under witness…
Free Birds (2013): Dir. Jimmy Hayward
Feat. Owen Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Amy Poehler…; Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson voice two turkeys fighting to avoid their species' traditional Thanksgiving fate in this broad animated comedy.…
French Minister, The (Quai d'Orsay) (2013): Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Thierry Lhermitte, Niels Arestrup, Julie Gayet…; A cutting political satire set in the world of French diplomacy, about the relationship between a young speechwriter and the Minister of Foreign…
G.B.F (GBF) (2013): Dir. Darren Stein
Feat. Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Joanna 'JoJo' Levesque…; This fun, all–knowing skewering of teen social dynamics centres on a recently outed high–schooler who is adopted by a pack of alpha…
Geography Club (2013): Dir. Gary Entin
Feat. Cameron Deane Stewart, Meaghan Martin, Justin Deeley; A sweet–centred dramedy of queer coming–of–age, focused on a teenager whose struggle with sexuality is comforted after he joins an…
Getting On (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash; Serio–comic HBO remake of the British satirical series about a geriatric ward and the relationship between its patients and medical…
Gilded Cage, The (2013): Dir. Ruben Alves
Feat. Rita Blanco, Joaquim De Almeida, Roland Giraud; A beloved migrant family who service an exclusive apartment block in Paris decide to return to Portugal, though not if the residents have a say in…
Girls - Season 2 (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Further episodes from Lena Dunham's savvy HBO series on the highs and lows of living and dating in New York – a show that's at once witty,…
Goldbergs, The (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, George Segal; A nostalgic comedy series about kids growing up in a dysfunctional family in the 1980s.
Grand Seduction, The (2013): Dir. Don McKellar
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch; Jolly, heart–warming tale of a small Newfoundland coastal town whose community go to great lengths to seduce a young doctor to live and work…
Grown Ups 2 (2013): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock…; For persistent crimes against cinema, humour and — possibly even humanity itself — Dennis Dugan , j’accuse! A jobbing…
Grudge Match (2013): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Alan Arkin…; Sly Stallone and Bobby De Niro set aside their A–frames to shuffle back into the ring for one rematch up in this below–the–belt…
Hangover, The: Part 3 (2013): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms…; Third and final installment of the popular comedy series has the Wolf Pack tracking down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the lam.
Heat, The (2013): Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Michael McDonald…; The tired buddy cop genre is given a much–needed gut punch in this bolshy vehicle for comedy darlings Sandra Bullock and Melissa…
Hentai Kamen (HK: Forbidden Super Hero) (2013): Dir. Yûichi Fukuda
Feat. Ryôhei Suzuki; This randy sex comedy pokes fun at 'fanservice' culture and the Hentai (Pervert) obsessed Japanese male, with its titular superhero deriving his…
Hunting Elephants (2013): Dir. Reshef Levi
Feat. Sasson Gabai, Moni Moshonov, Patrick Stewart; Three old timers, with the aid of a genius grandson, plot to rob a bank in this enjoyable Israeli heist comedy.
I Give It a Year (2013): Dir. Dan Mazer
Feat. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Stephen Merchant…; A newly wed couple agree to give their marriage a year to gestate after other prospective romances surface in this light British relationship comedy.
I'm So Excited! (Los amantes pasajeros) (2013): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Javier Camara, Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas…; This campy, featherweight sex comedy set almost entirely on an aeroplane is but a mere footnote in the career of living legend, Pedro Almodovar.
Identity Thief (2013): Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau…; When a sensible accountant discovers his credit rating is in shambles, he resolves to hunt down the fraudster who has stolen his identity and spent…
In a World... (2013): Dir. Lake Bell
Feat. Lake Bell, Fred Melamed, Demetri Martin…; Bright young thing Lake Bell writes, directs and also stars as a wannabe voice artist who attempts to break into the male–dominated industry of…
Incredible Burt Wonderstone, The (2013): Dir. Don Scardino
Feat. Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey…; Delirious parody of Las Vegas showbiz egotism in which Steve Carrell (and sidekick Steve Buscemi) must find a way back to top of their profession…
Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Amy Schumer; Edgy series of sketches, interviews and stand–up routines featuring ace comedian Amy Schumer.
Internship, The (2013): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne…; Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson buddy up again for this workplace comedy about two out–of–work salesmen who join a competitive internship…
It Boy (2013): Dir. David Moreau
Feat. Virginie Efira, Pierre Niney, Charles Berling; Lighthearted yet witty enough to leave a lasting impression, this hit romantic–comedy plays out the screwball courtship between a…
Ja'mie: Private School Girl (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Chris Lilley; Chris Lilley's fourth mock–mentary series revisits Ja'mie King, a self–centred teenager first portrayed in WE CAN BE HEROES and SUMMER…
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013): Dir. Jeff Tremaine
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll; Regular Jackass Johnny Knoxville plays a randy octogenarian (complete with makeup and prosthetics) who bundles up his grandson for a debauched road…
Journey to the West (Conquering The Demons) (2013): Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Chi-kin Kwok
Feat. Shu Qi, Zhang Wen, Bo Huang; Stephen Chow directs this entertaining Monkey legend spoof with imagination and an eye for the ridiculous. Centred on a Buddhist's unpredictable road…
Kick-Ass 2 (2013): Dir. Jeff Wadlow
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse…; The self–made superheroes who donned caps and masks to fight crime on their own terms return for this crash–bang sequel to the hit 2010…
Knights of Badassdom (2013): Dir. Joe Lynch
Feat. Ryan Kwanten, Peter Dinklage, Summer Glau…; Bumbling comedy parody of a group of live–action role players (LARPs) who inadvertently conjure up a demon and must raise swords to defeat it…
Last Vegas (2013): Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman…; Four Hollywood old boys get together for this baby boomer romp through the casinos and nightclubs of gaudy Las Vegas. A geriatric bromance that…
Le Weekend (2013): Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Jeff Goldblum; Director Roger Michell and writer Hanif Kureishi (VENUS, THE MOTHER) reteam for this poignant story of a long–married couple who revisit Paris…
Life of Crime (2013): Dir. Daniel Schechter
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Mos Def, Isla Fisher…; Elmore Leonard adaptation has two crims get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real–estate developer who shows…
Living is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013): Dir. David Trueba
Feat. Javier Camara, Natalia de Molina, Francesc Colomer…; Award–winning Spanish comedy concerning a Beatles–obsessed school teacher on a quest to meet John Lennon, picking up two teenage runaways…
Love Punch (2013): Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Timothy Spall…; A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.
Lucky Them (2013): Dir. Megan Griffiths
Feat. Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Oliver Platt…; Toni Collette stars as rock journalist Ellie Klug, who is assigned to write a piece on her former boyfriend, a musician who had disappeared ten years…
Maron (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Marc Maron; The caustic stand–up and podcast ace gets his own television series chronicling the ups and downs of a life in humour.
May in the Summer (2013): Dir. Cherien Dabis
Feat. Cherien Dabis, Alia Shawkat, Hiam Abbass…; Jordanian set drama of cultural misunderstanding about a successful author returning to her familial hometown Amman in preparation for her impending…
Mom (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Allison Janney, Anna Faris; Allison Janney returns to the small screen in this sitcom that centres on a newly sober single mom who tries to pull her life together in Napa Valley.
Movie 43 (2013): Feat. Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Common …; Hollywood's enthusiasm for large ensemble comedies continues with this star–studded monstrosity, framed around a struggling director (Quaid)…
Mr. Morgan's Last Love (Last Love) (2013): Dir. Sandra Nettelbeck
Feat. Michael Caine, Clemence Poesy, Gillian Anderson…; Grieving for his beloved wife, a professor who planned to spend their twilight years in Paris rekindles a passion for life after a chance meeting…
Noble Family, The (2013): Dir. Gary Alazraki
Feat. Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Karla Souza; The most successful Mexican film of all time is a broad comedy of familial dysfunction. Three privileged adult children must fend for themselves…
Of Horses and Men (2013): Dir. Benedikt Erlingsson
Feat. Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Charlotte Bøving, Kristbjörg Kjeld; A series of comic vignettes of life in a rural Icelandic community, which shows the intertwined lives of humans and horses in sometimes awkward…
Orange is the New Black (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew…; A bracing, darkly humorous addition to the women–in–prison genre, centred on the plight of a privileged young woman whose fling with a…
Pain & Gain (2013): Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Anthony Mackie…; Michael Bay directs Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg in this all–American saga of beefcake personal trainers in over their heads in an…
Perfect Wedding, The (2013): Dir. Scott Gabriel
Feat. James Rebhorn, Eric Aragon, Kristine Sutherland; Nobody's going for the Best Actor Oscar in this Hallmark–but–gay Xmas movie from New York Times Bestselling Author Suzanne Brockmann.…
Peter Helliar - Snazzy (2013): The afffable Aussie comic takes the stage for this undemanding but enjoyable comedy special, much of his comedy is populist and largely…
Please Like Me (TV Series) (2013): Dir. Matthew Saville
Feat. Josh Thomas, Debra Lawrance, David Roberts…; A charming (if cute) Australian comedy–drama series created by and starring Josh Thomas, who plays a twenty–something who's girlfriend…
Pretty One, The (2013): Dir. Jenée LaMarque
Feat. Zoe Kazan, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston…; An insecure young woman assumes the identity of her dead twin sister in this whimsical romantic comedy.
Prince Avalanche (2013): Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsch; Two highway road workers pass the time in the Texas wilderness in this laconic return–to–form for indie darling David Gordon Green.
RED 2 (2013): Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker…; It's more of the same from the retired assassins club, who are still fighting for their survival in this entertaining, if entirely disposable…
Rock the Casbah (2013): Dir. Laïla Marrakchi
Feat. Morjana Alaoui, Nadine Labaki, Lubna Azabal…; Culturally–specific family comedy in which three women reunite in Morocco to mourn in accordance with Muslim tradition following the death of…
Russell Brand: Messiah Complex (2013): Feat. Russell Brand; Russell Brand crashes the Hammersmith Apollo with this biting stand up performance, tackling such topics as corporations, the cult of personality,…
Say Yes! (2013): Dir. Leste Chen
Feat. Godfrey Gao, Hailu Qin, Bo Huang; A Mainland spin on popular Japanese television series “101st Proposal”, about an eternally unsuccessful blind dater who finally meets the girl of…
Secret Life of Walter Mitty, The (2013): Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Kathryn Hahn…; Ben Stiller directs and stars in this splashy adaptation of James Thurber's short story about a meek proofreader who finds solace and empowerment in…
Some Girl(s) (2013): Feat. Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Zoe Kazan…; Adam Brody (THE OC) stars in this comedy about a man who decides to travel around the USA visiting his ex–girlfriends, who he mistreated,…
Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013): Dir. Donovan Marsh
Feat. Troye Sivan, John Cleese; The eponymous spud, now 15–years–old, creeps along towards manhood in this sequel to the charming private school comedy.
Still Life (2013): Dir. Uberto Pasolini
Feat. Eddie Marsan, Joanne Froggatt, Andrew Buchan; Eddie Marsan excels as a lonely, obsessive council worker made redundant from his job tracking down relatives of those who have died alone who…
Sunshine on Leith (2013): Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Antonia Thomas, Peter Mullan, Jason Flemyng…; Bouncing off the solid catalogue of hits from died–in–the–wool Scots popsters The Proclaimers, this jubilant musical inspires with…
Tasting Menu (2013): Dir. Roger Gual
Feat. Stephen Rea, Fionnula Flanagan, Togo Igawa…; The last ever service at the "world's best restaurant" is the backdrop for a series of lighthearted romantic encounters in this culinary comedy with…
This is the End (2013): Dir. Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Feat. James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen…; James Franco and bros get together for a house party unaware that the Rapture is about to strike in this bumbling self–referential comedy of…
To Do List, The (2013): Dir. Maggie Carey
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Johnny Simmons, Bill Hader…; Aubrey Plaza plays a Straight A student who attempts to bone up on her sexual experience before college in this lewd throwback to 80s sex comedies.
Tour de Force (2013): Dir. Laurent Tuel
Feat. Clovis Cornillac, Bouli Lanners, Elodie Bouchez; French cycling comedy tells the unlikely tale of a forlorn cycling fanatic attempting to win back his wife's affections by entering the Tour de…
Turtle Hill, Brooklyn (2013): Dir. Ryan Gielen
Feat. Brian W. Seibert, Ricardo Valdez, Joie Bauer; Micro–budget indie dramedy about a gay couple who invite their friends over for a 30th birthday party, with all kinds of drama ensuing. A well…
Upper Middle Bogan (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Annie Maynard, Robyn Nevin, Patrick Brammall…; A doctor from an affluent background discovers she's adopted and attempts to reconnect with her biological parents, proud drag racing bogans who live…
Vicious (TV Series) (2013): Feat. Ian McKellen, Derek Jacobi; Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi have a right 'ol time playing a couple of sardonic queers in this cheesy British sitcom.
Vive la France (2013): Dir. Michael Youn
Feat. Michael Youn, Jose Garcia; This on–the–nose French farce centres on two naive country shepherds who have been ordered by their government to blow up the Eiffel…
Volcano, The (Eyjafjallajökull) (2013): Dir. Alexandre Coffre
Feat. Dany Boon, Valérie Bonneton; When the eruption of an Icelandic volcano diverts their flight plans to Greece, a squabbling ex–couple must hit the road together if they are…
Warm Bodies (2013): Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Rob Corddry…; A young, sensitive zombie falls for a human girl in this savvy romantic comedy which turns the walking dead genre on its head.
Way Way Back, The (2013): Dir. Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Feat. Rob Corddry, Steve Carell, Toni Collette…; The screenwriters behind THE DESCENDENTS direct this affecting summer comedy of an awkward boy's transition into adulthood and his relationships with…
We're the Millers (2013): Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, Emma Roberts…; A small–time pot dealer (Sudeikis) commandeers a fake family and a beat–up RV as a front to smuggle a haul of marijuana across the…
Wetlands (2013): Dir. David Wnendt
Feat. Carla Juri, Christoph Letkowski, Marlen Kruse; Provocative comic tale of an eccentric girl who has strange attitudes towards hygiene and sexuality longs for the reunion of her divorced parents.
What If (2013): Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park…; A medical–school dropout tries to hide his attraction to his new friend, a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (Jigoku de naze warui) (2013): Dir. Sion Sono
Feat. Kunimura Jun, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Fumi Nikaido; Described by its creator as "an action film about the love of 35mm", this frenzied fanboy fiction from Shion Sono bears his trademark excess and…
Words and Pictures (2013): Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Clive Owen, Juliette Binoche, Bruce Davison…; Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche play passionate arts teachers with opposing worldviews in this romantic comedy of the mind.
World's End, The (2013): Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman…; The stars and director of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ reteam for this third installment of their "Cornetto Trilogy", this time centering around a…
Wrestling Queens (Les Reines du Ring) (2013): Dir. Jean-Marc Rudnicki
Feat. Marilou Berry, Nathalie Baye, Andre Dussollier…; Broad French sports spoof with Nathalie Baye as an under–appreciated mother who recruits her working class friends to train to be wrestling…
Wrong Cops (2013): Dir. Quentin Dupieux
Feat. Mark Burnham, Eric Wareheim, Marlyn Manson…; A series of loosely connected comic vignettes from the director of WRONG and RUBBER, featuring crooked cops, one–eyed techno–hounds, and…
Wrong Mans, The (TV Series) (2013-2014): Feat. James Corden, Sarah Solemani, Tom Basden…; An ambitious BBC comedy–drama series co–created and written by GAVIN & STACEY alumni James Corden and Mathew Baynton that combines the…
2 Days in New York (2012): Dir. Julie Delpy
Feat. Julie Delpy, Chris Rock; The sequel to 2 DAYS IN PARIS, written, directed and starring Julie Delpy, who is Marian, a Parisian woman now living in New York and exploring a new…
21 Jump Street (2012): Dir. Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Feat. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice-Cube…; It's back to the books for two larrikin junior cops on undercover assignment at a high school harbouring a drug ring, in this cocksure spoof of the…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 7 (2012): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Final episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012): Dir. Roman Coppola
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray…; An eye–popping, ultra–stylised pop–art comedy from Roman Coppola (son of Francis, sister of Sofia), whose absurd satire of a…
A Gun in Each Hand (2012): Dir. Cesc Gay
Feat. Javier Camara, Ricardo Darín, Jordi Molla…; A talk–em–up as opposed to a shoot–em–up, this lively portmanteau follows the dissatisfied lives of eight middle–aged…
American Mary (2012): Dir. Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska
Feat. Katherine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk; Macabre horror concerns a disenchanted delving into the world of underground surgeries with predictably nasty results.
American Pie: Reunion (American Reunion) (2012): Dir. Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Feat. Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari…; It's one last bite of the pie for the kids of the hit teen sex romp in this still lewd, if surprisingly good–natured swansong for the original…
Angels' Share, The (2012): Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Paul Brannigan, Siobhan Reilly, John Henshaw; Vintage social realist crime caper from Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty, about a group of roughnecks who scheme to liberate a barrel of rare…
Another Woman's Life (2012): Dir. Sylvie Testud
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Mathieu Kassovitz, Aure Atika…; Juliette Binoche is typically radiant in this otherwise slight variation on the time–leap genre. She plays a well–to–do woman who…
Any Questions for Ben? (2012): Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Daniel Henshall; Witty Gen–X comedy from Aussie writer–director Rob Sitch (THE CASTLE, THE DISH), centred on the perfect, but soulless life of an upwardly…
Asterix and Obelix in Britain (God Save Britannia) (2012): Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Edouard Baer, Valérie Lemercier…; Another big–budget, live action outing for the Franco comic duo, here aligning with the British to repel the Julius Caesar's invading Roman…
Babymakers, The (2012): Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar
Feat. Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn, Kevin Heffernan…; The Broken Lizard troupe return with this madcap comedy of a man who, after failing to get his wife pregnant recruits his pals to steal the deposit…
Bachelorette (2012): Dir. Leslye Headland
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Rebel Wilson, Lizzy Caplan…; A post–BRIDESMAIDS comedy of out–of–control maids of honour, in which a trio of bitter BFFs (led by Kirsten Dunst) scramble to…
Bad Education (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Jack Whitehall; A contrived, but ultimately hilarious take on the world of education, centred on an out–of–depth rookie teacher and his class of…
Black Dynamite (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Michael Jai White; A funky Adult Swim spin–off of the feature film blaxploitation parody, with Michael Jai White returning to voice the eponymous baadasssss in…
Brass Teapot, The (2012): Dir. Ramaa Mosley
Feat. Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel; This light–hearted black comedy tackles the economic doldrums with a quirky allegory, in which a down–on–their–luck couple…
Camille Rewinds (2012): Dir. Noemie Lvovsky
Feat. Noemie Lvovsky, Yolande Moreau, Denis Podalydes…; A jilted 40–something woman drowns her sorrows to the point of oblivion, sending herself back in time to her sixteenth birthday where she gets…
Campaign, The (2012): Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis…; A naive political lackey is handpicked to run against a bumbling North Carolina congressman in this demented satire of the American electoral process.
Casa de mi Padre (House of My Father) (2012): Dir. Matt Piedmont
Feat. Will Ferrell, Diego Luna, Pedro Jr. Armendariz…; Will Ferrell goes off the grid in this bizarre, no–budget Mexican melodrama. An inspired spoof, depending on your tolerance for inscrutable…
Cheerful Weather for the Wedding (2012): Dir. Donald Rice
Feat. Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, Mackenzie Crook…; Coy period drama with a young woman battling with nerves on her wedding day, while downstairs her fretting husband waits.
Citizen Khan (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Adil Ray, Shobu Kapoor; A broad cultural comedy (not far removed from MRS BROWN'S BOYS) contentious for its religious and racial punchlines, this is based on the ups and…
Comes a Bright Day (2012): Dir. Simon Aboud
Feat. Craig Roberts, Imogen Poots, Kevin McKidd…; The cherubic charm of Craig Roberts (SUBMARINE) and Imogen Poots carry this swish, luxuriously shot heist movie–cum–romantic comedy,…
Cuckoo (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Greg Davies, Helen Baxendale, Andy Samberg; A wonderfully awkward British sitcom starring American comedian Andy Samberg as an out–to–lunch hippy who migrates with his new…
Damsels in Distress (2012): Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody; A welcome, long–overdue return to the youthful comedy of manners Whit Stillman made his name with in the 90s. Greta Gerwig plays an earnest…
Danger 5 (TV Series) (2012): Feat. David Ashby, Aldo Mignone, Sean James Murphy; Spot–on Australian spy parody follows a team of groovy international agents whose mission is to take down Hitler in an alternate 1960s…
Danny Bhoy: Live at the Festival Theatre (2012): Feat. Danny Bhoy; More hilarity from one of Britain's premiere comedians, here combining the greatest hits from his past two shows, ‘By Royal Disappointment’ and…
Dark Shadows (2012): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter…; Tim Burton directs Johnny Depp (for the eight time) in the cult role of Barnabas Collins, a 200–year–old vampire who reawakens in the…
Darling Companion (2012): Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest…; Cracks in the marriage of a long–time couple begin to show when their beloved dog goes missing on a weekend retreat. Dir. Kasdan's ongoing…
Dead Sushi (2012): Dir. Noboru Iguchi
Feat. Rina Takeda; An innkeeper proficient in both karate and sushi making must fend off a hoard of flesh–eating California Rolls after one of her guests injects…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days (2012): Dir. David Bowers
Feat. Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron…; Further chronicles in the Wimpy Kid series sees our titular hero negotiate the perils of Scout camp while trying to win over his long–time…
Dictator, The (2012): Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas…; Sacha Baron Cohen returns with this sweet 'n' vulgar satire as a ruthless Middle Eastern tyrant who's diplomatic visit to New York doesn't go…
Fantastic Fear of Everything, A (2012): Dir. Crispian Mills, Chris Hopewell
Feat. Simon Pegg, Paul Freeman, Amara Karan…; Comedic misfire with Pegg as a crime novelist who's intensive research makes him more than a little paranoid culminating in a fateful trip to the…
Five-Year Engagement, The (2012): Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt…; Soul mates Jason Segel and Emily Blunt find each other, only to struggle over the line after becoming fiances in this engaging romantic comedy.
Fly Me to the Moon (Un plan parfait) (2012): Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Diane Kruger, Dany Boon, Alice Pol; The French churn out another dispensable yet dishy rom–com, this time centred on a woman (Diane Kruger, she of the supermodel looks) who…
For a Good Time, Call… (2012): Dir. Jamie Travis
Feat. Lauren Miller, Ari Graynor, James Wolk…; Cash strapped Manhattanites turn to phone sex to make ends meet. Conventional but not short on laughter, this girl–centric comedy gets good…
Frances Ha (2012): Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver…; The whimsical exploits of a struggling dancer at the tail end of her adolescence are semi–improvised in this Manhattan indie rom–com,…
Free Samples (2012): Dir. Jay Gammill
Feat. Jess Weixler, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter…; A small–scale but deceptively smart and engaging "retail comedy" that spends a day in the life with a sarcastic LA law–school dropout who…
Fresh Meat (2012): Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. Temuera Morrison, Nicola Kawana, Hanna Tevita…; A cannibal comedy with a Maori twist, this spirited romp throws various genres into its gory blender when a gang of criminals accidentally invade the…
Friday Night Dinner (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird…; The British sprinkle their rowdy sense of humour over the conventional family sitcom format in this fun series centred on the weekly Friday night…
Gambit (2012): Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Cameron Diaz…; An art curator's best laid plans to steal a priceless statue from a tycoon come unstuck when he recruits a slippery blonde as his partner in…
Girl In Progress (2012): Dir. Patricia Riggen
Feat. Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, Cierra Ramirez; Comedy following a Hispanic single mother (Eva Mendes) raising a precocious teenager who wants to grow up fast, and decides to tick off all the…
Girls - Season 1 (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke…; Following her "mumblecore" hit TINY FURNITURE, wunderkind Lena Dunham's breakthrough into television (with the help of kingpin Judd Apatow) heralds a…
Golden (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Lucy Schmidt, Joel Tobeck, Jesse Griffin…; The Olympic spirit makes for comedy gold in this Kiwi sitcom about a washed up former rowing world champion who's determined to make a comeback,…
Good for Nothing (2012): Dir. Mike Wallis
Feat. Cohen Holloway, Inge Rademeyer, Jon Pheloung…; A convincingly mounted 'Pavlova Western' homegrown in New Zealand but set in the traditional American west, about a nameless outlaw's misguided…
Grabbers (2012): Dir. Jon Wright
Feat. Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey; A very Irish sense of humour permeates throughout this daffy, if highly entertaining horror comedy, about a mutant strain of creatures who descend on…
Granny's Funeral (2012): Dir. Bruno Podalydes
Feat. Denis Podalydes, Valérie Lemercier; A pharmacist's mid–life crisis is deepened when his grandmother kicks the bucket in this routine French comedy.
Guilt Trip, The (2012): Dir. Anne Fletcher
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Colin Hanks…; An entrepreneur (Seth Rogen) is guilt–tripped into bringing his neurotic New Jersey mother along for an important cross–country business…
Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012): Dir. James Huth
Feat. Gad Elmaleh, Sophie Marceau; French romantic fodder, with Gad Elmaleh as a commitment–phobic playboy who, against his constitution, falls head over heels for a divorced…
Haute Cuisine (2012): Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Catherine Frot, Hippolyte Girardot; A heavenly food biopic of the life of Danièle Delpeuch, celebrated private chef to the French president, François Mitterrand.
Hellfjord (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Zahid Ali, Stig Frode Henriksen, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal; Off–beat Scandi original from the writer of DEAD SNOW centres around the misfortunes a policeman who, after an unfortunate incident involving…
Hello I Must Be Going (2012): Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein…; Melanie Lynskey is excellent as a wounded young divorcee forced to move back in with her parents, in this serio–comic character…
Hit & Run (2012): Dir. David Palmer, Dax Shepard
Feat. Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper…; Comic chase film with Dax Shephard as a former getaway driver trashing his Witness Protection identity in order to get his girlfriend to a dream job…
Hope Springs (2012): Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell…; An admirable dramedy of twilight romance, with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones playing a couple of thirty years who attend marriage counseling when…
Hounds (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Toby Sharpe, Susana Tang, Mick Innes…; Quirky kiwi comedy concerns the mis–adventures of a lawyer who inherits both a twelve year old half–sister and a share in a racing…
How to Meet Girls from a Distance (2012): Dir. Dean Hewison
Feat. Richard Falkner, Scarlet Hemingway, Jonathan Brugh…; A "peeping–tom rom–com" with Richard Falkner surprisingly relatable as a well–intentioned stalker determined to woo the girl of his…
Hunderby (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Tony Dow
Feat. Alexandra Roach, Julia Davis, Alex Macqueen…; Outrageous British black comedy created by the brilliant Julia Davis, set in the 1830's in coastal England, where a shipwrecked woman is courted by a…
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012): Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Colman…; Pleasant chronicle of the affair between President Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and his distant cousin, Daisy (Laura Linney), which comes to light during…
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift (2012): Dir. Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Feat. Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo…; The continental break–up is the basis for yet more malarkey with Manny, Sid and Diego as they're set adrift to encounter pirates and various…
Imogene (Girl Most Likely) (2012): Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon…; Kristen Wiig plays a downtrodden playwright consigned to the care of her eccentric mother after she fakes a suicide attempt in this offbeat comedy…
Iron Sky (2012): Dir. Timo Vuorensola
Feat. Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto…; A fun, irreverent B–movie romp hatched from a premise that places the Nazis in hiding on the dark side of the moon, poised to strike earth…
It's a Disaster (2012): Dir. Todd Berger
Feat. David Cross, Julia Stiles, America Ferrera…; A blackly comic chamber piece in which a Sunday brunch between friends literally turns into a disaster when a nerve gas attack spells the end of the…
Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2012: Volume One (2012): Comprehensive box–set collection of 16 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2012' spread over 5 discs. Films…
Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2012: Volume Two (2012): Comprehensive box–set collection of 14 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2012' spread over 5 discs. Films…
Jayne Mansfield's Car (2012): Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Robert Duvall, Kevin Bacon, Robert Patrick…; Flavoursome southern drama set during the Vietnam war is about two families from different countries whose cultures clash.
John Dies at the End (2012): Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. Rob Mayes, Chase Williamson, Paul Giamatti…; Two college dropouts–cum–amateur exorcists must save the world from an inter–dimensional invasion caused by a powerful new drug…
Kath and Kimderella (2012): Dir. Ted Emery
Feat. Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski…; Australia's suburban queens are getting long in the tooth in this sloppy feature–length spin–off – strictly for fans of the…
Kill Zombie! (Zombibi) (2012): Dir. Martijn Smits, Erwin van den Eshof
Feat. Uriah Arnhem; This low hanging zombie comedy by way of Amsterdam imagines the Dutch city as a zombie infested urban jungle, in the middle of which an office worker…
King is Dead!, The (2012): Dir. Rolf De Heer
Feat. Dan Wyllie, Bojana Novakovic, Garry Waddell…; Rolf de Heer directs this broad black comedy that mercilessly satirizes and plays upon the upwardly mobile's fear of the unruly working class. An…
Kiwi Flyer (2012): Dir. Tony Simpson
Feat. Edward Hall, Tikirau Hathaway, Tandi Wright…; Amiable family fun follows twelve–year old Ben as he sets out to win Nelson's annual trolley derby, but he's up against some stiff Aussie…
Lay the Favourite (2012): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn…; A feather–lite caper centred on a ditzy sexpot (Hall) whose aspirations to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress reveal other hidden talents,…
Le Chef (Comme un chef) (2012): Dir. Daniel Cohen
Feat. Jean Reno, Michael Youn, Santiago Segura…; Tangy French comedy, with Jean Reno as a pretentious culinary master whose renowned restaurant is threatened by a young chef specializing in…
Liberal Arts (2012): Dir. Josh Radnor
Feat. Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins…; Josh Radnor, star of top–draw sitcom HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER directs his second self–penned romantic comedy, himself playing a…
Lilyhammer (2012): Feat. Steven Van Zandt, Trond Fausa Aurvaag; Norwegian–American crime drama about a former New York mobster who goes into hiding in the remote Norwegian town of Lillehammer after testifying…
Lola Versus (2012): Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Greta Gerwig, Zoe Lister Jones, Hamish Linklater…; Indie darling Greta Gerwig sizes up the 20–something dating scene after being unceremoniously dumped in this frivolous, if emotionally…
Looking for Hortense (2012): Dir. Pascal Bonitzer
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Kristin Scott Thomas, Isabelle Carré…; This bittersweet comedy of manners finds familiar May–December pleasures in the mid–life journey of an unhappily married professor who…
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012): Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…; The Madagascan gang are a long way from their beloved Central Park zoo in this rambunctious European outing. As good, if not better than the…
Magic Mike (2012): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer…; Steven Soderbergh directs this hard–bodied drama of an upstart male stripper mentored by a veteran of the business, apparently based on…
Men in Black 3 (2012): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin…; Will Smith and co. return to inspired form for this third installment of the popular sci–fi comedy about a black–suited government agency…
Mental (2012): Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber, Anthony LaPaglia…; A chaotic attempt to recapture the zany family dynamics of MURIEL'S WEDDING, with Toni Collette playing a westie shiela recruited to babysit the…
Michael McIntyre - Showtime (2012): British comedian returns with his "most hilarious show yet" recorded at the 02 arena in London.
Mindy Project, The (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Anna Camp…; A young doctor who 'wants her life to be like a romantic comedy' balances her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co–workers…
Moone Boy (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Chris O'Dowd, David Rawle; Chris O'Dowd (BRIDESMAIDS) stars as the imaginary friend of a 12–year–old boy in this splendid coming–of–age sitcom, based…
Moonrise Kingdom (2012): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis…; Wes Anderson's latest exquisite comedy, about two 12–year–olds in 1960s New England who consummate their adolescent romance by running…
Much Ado About Nothing (2012): Dir. Joss Whedon
Feat. Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion…; Thank heaven for Joss Whedon and for a tiny little project he threw together in his spare time whole he was in the editing room for THE AVENGERS.…
Not Suitable for Children (2012): Dir. Peter Templeman
Feat. Ryan Kwanten, Bojana Novakovic, Sarah Snook; A hedonistic young man (Kwanten) faced with losing his reproductive ability from a life–saving operation sets about finding the mother of his…
On Air (Parlez-moi de vous) (2012): Dir. Pierre Pinaud
Feat. Karin Viard, Nicolas Duvauchelle; A solid character vehicle for French mainstay Karin Viard, here playing the sophisticated host of a radio talkback show, whose knack for delivering…
One for the Money (2012): Dir. Julie Anne Robinson
Feat. Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata…; Rom–com floozy Katherine Heigl finds work as a bail–bond agent; must track down fugitive cop who just happens to be an old high school…
Parental Guidance (2012): Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei…; A broad, uncomplicated family comedy of old–fashioned grandparents struggling to babysit their wired 21st grandchildren.
Paris-Manhattan (2012): Dir. Sophie Lellouche
Feat. Alice Taglioni, Patrick Bruel; A Woody Allen–obsessed pharmacist employs the philosophies of her nebbish movie hero in life and in love. Typically, inconsequentially French,…
Picture Day (2012): Dir. Kate Melville
Feat. Tatiana Maslany, Spencer Van Wyck, Steven McCarthy; A rebellious teenager forced to complete her senior year of high school falls in romantically with two very different guys in this modest indie…
Pitch Perfect (2012): Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Brittany Snow…; New girl on campus Anna Kendrick joins an all–female a cappella group determined to win the male–dominated national competition in this…
Playing for Keeps (2012): Dir. Gabriel Muccino
Feat. Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid…; A womanising hunk (Gerard Butler, obviously) allows himself to be objectified by the soccer moms on a junior team he's coaching in order to win back…
Politically Incorrect Guide to Grown Ups, The (2012): Psychologist Nigel Latta's third installment in his popular 'politically incorrect' series turns the spotlight on the adults and the complexities of…
Populaire (2012): Dir. Régis Roinsard
Feat. Romain Duris, Deborah Francois, Bérénice Bejo; Full of colour and quick–witted style, this French period comedy plays up the vintage appeal of the 1950s through rose tinted glasses. Deborah…
Pramface (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Scarlett Alice Johnson, Sean Michael Verey; Two naive teenagers fresh off exams end up in bed together, and must face the challenges of an unplanned pregnancy in this modest but affecting BBC…
Price Check (2012): Dir. Michael Walker
Feat. Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Josh Pais; Parker Posey plays an upper management dynamo whose corporate mantra shakes up the employees of a supermarket chain in this cutting workplace comedy.
Project X (2012): Dir. Nima Nourizadeh
Feat. Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown; Teen hedonism is taken to its mindless extreme in this unredeemable 'comedy' about an epic house party gone too far. Those expecting the endearing…
Quartet (2012): Dir. Dustin Hoffman
Feat. Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly…; Another pleasant surprise for the retiree set, this time centred on a home for retired musicians, and the recently arrived opera diva (Maggie Smith)…
Reality (2012): Dir. Matteo Garrone
Feat. Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone; A working class scam artist tries out for 'Big Brother' in this bustling, Fellini–esque satire of unrealised dreams from dir. Matteo Garrone…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 10 (Red Dwarf X) (2012): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; The first full series of RED DWARF since 1999, this continues the cult British sci–fi comedy's revival following the recent special, BACK TO EARTH.…
Rita (TV Series) (2012-2015): Feat. Mille Dinesen, Lise Baastrup, Carsten Bjørnlund…; Danish comedy series following the life of a defiantly outspoken school teacher and single mother who excels in her teaching but struggles in her…
Rock of Ages (2012): Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise…; Tom Cruise hams it up something shocking ahead of a star musical cast in this big singing, big strutting hair metal revival set to the music of Def…
Ruby Sparks (2012): Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina…; Real–life couple Dayton and Faris (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) direct real–life acting couple Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan in this zesty satire…
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012): Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson…; Winningly oddball 'true' tale set in Seattle that follows a writer and two colleagues on a flakey assignment to interview a man who placed a…
Save the Date (2012): Dir. Michael Mohan
Feat. Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr…; Lizzy Caplan and Alison Brie play sisters with contrasting attitudes towards romance and commitment in this pleasing portrait of young love. An…
Save Your Legs! (2012): Dir. Boyd Hicklin
Feat. Stephen Curry, Brendan Cowell, Damon Gameau; Playing with a straight bat, dir. Boyd Hicklin turns his 2005 documentary about amateur Australian cricketers on a tour of India into a…
Seeking a Friend For the End of the World (2012): Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melanie Lynskey…; Unlikely partners Steve Carell and Keira Knightley gravitate towards each another as the end of the world approaches in this most unusual…
Seven Psychopaths (2012): Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson…; Three Hollywood deadbeats incur the wrath of a violent gangster after kidnapping his beloved shih zhu in this stinging black comedy from IN BRUGES…
Shrek's Thrilling Tales (2012): A Halloween–themed three–episode compilation with two episodes set within the Shrek universe ("The Pig who cried Werewolf" and "The Ghost…
Sightseers (2012): Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Alice Lowe, Steve Oram; Ben Wheatley (KILL LIST) directs this black comedy about a wooly British couple who embark on a caravan trip throughout the North of England, only to…
Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro…; An institutionalized man attempts to readjust to life and love in this full–bodied comedy–drama that pairs two of the hottest stars of…
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012): Dir. Simon Bennett
Feat. Oscar Kightley, Robbie Magasiva, Shimpal Lelisi…; The Samonan larrikins of SIONE'S WEDDING return for this laddish sequel where one of their own goes missing.
Sleepwalk with Me (2012): Dir. Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish
Feat. Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn…; A struggling stand–up grapples with life, relationships, and a chronic sleepwalking disorder in this fine indie comedy.
Small Apartments (2012): Dir. Jonas Akerlund
Feat. Matt Lucas, Juno Temple, James Caan…; Matt Lucas encounters a myriad of weirdos in his attempt to dispose of his landlord’s corpse in this peculiar black comedy. Jonas Akerlund, better…
Stand Up Guys (2012): Dir. Fisher Stevens
Feat. Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin…; Three geriatric wiseguys strive to recapture their youth by engaging in a crime spree for nostalgia's sake. A surprisingly sweet, endearingly…
Stella (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Ruth Jones; Ruth Jones, creator of GAVIN AND STACEY, steps into the role of a Welsh single mother surrounded by the comic eccentricities of her family and the…
Struck by Lightning (2012): Dir. Brian Dannelly
Feat. Chris Colfer, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks…; GLEE's Chris Cofler scripts and stars in this colorful, if questionable high school fantasy of an emotional bully who recounts – after being…
Ted (2012): Dir. Seth MacFarlane
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis…; The man–child comedy reaches its apotheosis with Seth MacFarlane's unsurprisingly vulgar film debut. Mark Wahlberg plays opposite his teddy…
Thanks For Sharing (2012): Dir. Stuart Blumberg
Feat. Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins…; By making the primary addiction of its central characters sex, Stuart Blumberg’s film prompts the audience to ask themselves about their attitudes…
That's My Boy (2012): Dir. Sean Anders
Feat. Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester…; A foulmouthed adolescent comedy about a man–child (Sandler, naturally) who squandered his role as a teenage father, only to have his estranged…
This is 40 (2012): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel…; Paul Rudd plays a struggling LA music exec whose reached the Big 4–0 in this funny and sometimes brutally honest look at modern relationships…
This Means War (2012): Dir. McG
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy…; Bombastic action romance pits two CIA two operatives (lugheads Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) against each other in a war to win the hand of Reese…
Three Stooges, The (2012): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopolous, Will Sasso…; While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry, and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV…
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012): Dir. Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim
Feat. Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Will Ferrell…; The stars of the Tim and Eric Awesome Show are granted funds to turn their bizarre 15–minute sketch series into a feature length movie. Their…
To Rome with Love (2012): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig…; Woody Allen's love affair with Europe continues with this Italian picaresque set to tune of the romances, adventures and predicaments of various Rome…
Tortoise in Love (2012): Dir. Guy Browning
Feat. Tom Mitchelson, Alice Zawadzki, Tom Yates…; Cheap and cheerful rom–com concerning a socially awkward gardener who attempts to overcome his chronic shyness after falling in love with a…
Twenty Twelve (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Hynes; The BBC sneakily push through their own version of John Clarke's brilliant Olympic satire, with London backdrop for this knowing mockumentary about a…
Two Little Boys (2012): Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Bret McKenzie, Hamish Blake, Maaka Pohatu…; Set in the early 90's, this Kiwi "mullet" comedy follows the arrested development of two 'bogan' mates whose situation and relationship goes…
Vamps (2012): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter, Sigourney Weaver…; Charming horror comedy from director Amy Heckerling (CLUELESS) re–teaming with actress Alicia Silverstone, who plays a vampire in New York City…
Veep (TV Series) (2012): Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Matt Walsh; THE THICK OF IT creator Armando Iannucci successfully transplants the formula of his hit British political satire to the White House in this winning…
Vulgaria (2012): Dir. Pang Ho-Cheung
Feat. Chapman To, Dada Chan, Suet Lam; Amusingly scattershot showbiz satire of a struggling film producer who turns to making pornography under the financing of a twisted triad…
Wanderlust (2012): Dir. David Wain
Feat. Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux…; Newly unemployed, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston play a Manhattan couple who decide to experiment with living on a rural commune where free love…
Watch, The (2012): Dir. Akiva Schaffer
Feat. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill…; Four suburban blockheads form a neighbour watch group when they discover an alien invasion is upon them in this ballsy buddy comedy with a…
What To Expect When You're Expecting (2012): Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks…; Strictly one for those either expecting or rearing, this predictable rom–com via the rocky road of motherhood angles its jokes squarely at…
What's in a Name? (2012): Dir. Matthie Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière
Feat. Patrick Bruel, Valerie Benguigui, Charles Berling; A French "dinner party" comedy par excellence that interrogates the anxiety of impending parenthood and bourgeois politics when a liberal couple find…
Why Stop Now? (2012): Dir. Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan; Jesse Eisenberg plays a piano prodigy determined to get his drug addicted mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab – with the help of a bumbling dealer…
Wrong (2012): Dir. Quentin Dupieux
Feat. Jack Plotnick, William Fichtner; In this follow–up to the cult horror RUBBER, dir. Quentin Dupieux refines his unique storytelling craft with this beguiling comedy of the…
Young Doctor's Notebook, A (TV Series) (2012): Dir. Alex Hardcastle
Feat. Jon Hamm, Daniel Radcliffe; Tragi–comic TV series set in the early 20th century, with actors Jon Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe playing a troubled and incompetent medic at a…
[REC] Genesis (REC 3) (2012): Dir. Paco Plaza
Feat. Leticia Dolera, Diego Martin, Javier Botet; A young couples wedding day is tragically interrupted by demonic contagion in the third installment of the Spanish horror series. Abandoning the…
10 Years (2011): Dir. Jamie Linden
Feat. Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Rosario Dawson…; A group of friends take the opportunity to reassess their lives on the occasion of their ten–year high school reunion in this…
30 Minutes or Less (2011): Dir. Ruben Fleischer
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride…; A pizza delivery boy (Eisenberg) is kidnapped and instructed to rob a bank, or the bomb strapped his chest will explode, in this frantic comedy caper.
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 6 (2011): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
50/50 (2011): Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick…; Seth Rogen plays the supportive best friend to Joseph Gordon–Levitt's terminally ill 27–year–old in this serio–comic…
A Few Best Men (2011): Dir. Stephan Elliott
Feat. Xavier Samuel, Kris Marshall, Kevin Bishop…; A hilarious Olivia Newton–John lets loose in this otherwise derivative wedding farce, in which a group of British lads must hightail it to the…
A Happy Event (Un Heureux Evenement) (2011): Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmaï, Josiane Balasko…; Keenly felt depiction of the baby blues as a young couple struggle to come to grips with parenthood.
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011): Dir. Nicole Kassell
Feat. Kate Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rosemarie DeWitt…; Colon cancer–sufferer Kate Hudson falls in love with her doctor (Mexican heartthrob Gael Garcia Bernal) in this hopelessly awkward romantic…
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas (2011): Dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson
Feat. John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris…; Harold and Kumar's ethnic stoner bromance continues into the holiday season, here reuniting to track down the perfect tree on the eve of…
Ages of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011): Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Riccardo Scamarcio…; Third installment in the fluffy romantic series has benefits from the presence of De Niro as a visiting professor seduced by his neighbour's…
Aim High (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jackson Rathbone; A six episode web series centered around a dashing high school student who just so happens to be a top government agent.
Almighty Johnsons, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Timothy Balme, Dean O'Gorman, Ben Barrington…; From the creators of Outrageous Fortune, this fantastical series follows the misadventures of four brothers who happen to be the living incarnations…
And If We All Lived Together (2011): Dir. Stéphane Robelin
Feat. Guy Bedos, Daniel Brühl, Geraldine Chaplin…; Five 70–something friends resolve to move in together when faced with life in a retirement home, much to the fascination of a ethnology student…
Angry Boys (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Chris Lilley; Chameleon comedian Chris Lilley takes on another host of multiple personalities – including a Japanese housewife, a juvenile gangster rapper,…
Another Happy Day (2011): Dir. Sam Levinson
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn…; Ellen Barkin is a stand–out in this black comedy, playing a high strung woman who visits her parents' Annapolis estate for a wedding, which…
Art of Getting By, The (2011): Dir. Gavin Wiesen
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano…; A sensitive and even–handed coming–of–age tale about a teenage fatalist and his blooming friendship with the popular…
Art of Love, The (2011): Dir. Emmanuel Mouret
Feat. Emmanuel Mouret, Pascale Arbillot, Ariane Ascaride…; The French try their hand at the ensemble romantic comedy with this episodic insight into the dramas, dilemmas, and delights of love between a cast…
Arthur (2011): Dir. Jason Winer
Feat. Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner…; Russell Brand stands in for Dudley Moore in this uptown remake of the beloved playboy comedy, about a loveable millionaire whose inheritance is…
Artist, The (2011): Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman…; The director and star of the OSS 117 movies combine for this glorious homage to the Golden Age of cinema, set in 1920s Hollywood on the eve of the…
Attack the Block (2011): Dir. Joe Cornish
Feat. Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail…; A gang of teenage delinquents rally to defend their tower block from alien invaders in this quick–witted urban sci–fi comedy that…
Awkward (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Ashley Rickards, Beau Mirchoff, Nikki Deloach; An unpopular 15 year old gains immediate, yet unwanted, popularity at her high school when the student body mistakes an accident she has for a…
Bad Teacher (2011): Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake…; Wickedly profane comedy with perpetually hungover Diaz heading back to the classroom as a teacher to pay for her breast implants, but soon discovers…
Beginners (2011): Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent…; Semi–autobiographical tale from the dir. of THUMBSUCKER reconciles two relationships in the life of a 38–year–old graphic artist…
Bernie (2011): Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine, Matthew McConaughey; A memorable (Jack) Black comedy about a gregarious Texas mortician who befriends a clingy spinster (Maclaine), with murderous results. The film's…
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (2011): Dir. John Madden
Feat. Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Bill Nighy…; A gaggle of British senior citizens are charmed by the 'real' India when they check into a run–down Jaipur hotel they believed was a luxury…
Big Year, The (2011): Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Jack Black, Steve Martin, Owen Wilson…; Light–as–a–feather comedy of competitive bird watching, with three fanatical bird–spotters vying to sight the highest number…
Billy Connolly's You Asked For It (2011): Feat. Billy Connolly; A stacked compilation of Billy Connolly's most requested comedy clips, including his first ever live TV performance, broadcast in 1976.
Billy T - Te Movie (2011): Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Billy T. James; Infectious, long overdue documentary celebration of comedy legend Billy T James' career in TV, sketch, and film, and his enduring influence on Kiwi…
Black Pond (2011): Dir. Tom Kingsley, Will Sharpe
Feat. Chris Langham, Simon Amstell, Amanda Hadingue…; Distinctive indie thriller from acclaimed up–and–coming UK writer–directors Tom Kingsley and Will Sharpe. A suburban man in a…
Bleak Old Shop of Stuff, The (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Robert Webb, Katherine Parkinson; A delicious Victorian era sitcom that parodies some of Charles Dickens's most famous works. Penned by Mark Evans, this has a distinct Mitchell and…
Bob's Burgers (TV Series) (2011): Animated sitcom of American family dysfunction which serves to reinvigorate the genre with each wickedly funny half hour episode. Follows a hamburger…
Bridesmaids (2011): Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne…; Kristen Wiig and Rose Byrne bitch it out in this enjoyably, tastefully vulgar comedy as they compete to be maid–of–honour at their…
Burning Man (2011): Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Feat. Matthew Goode, Rachel Griffiths, Bojana Novakovic…; The reasons behind a Bondi chef's self–destructive behaviour are slowly revealed in this absorbing portrait of grief that plays its cards close…
Butter (2011): Dir. Jim Field Smith
Feat. Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde…; Jennifer Garner plays the proud wife of a longtime butter sculpting champion whose retirement from the annual contest sees her take up the challenge…
Cabin in the Woods, The (2011): Dir. Drew Goddard
Feat. Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison…; Masterminded by Joss Whedon, this hilarious inside–out horror comedy promises the last word on the horror genre, although its cleverness is…
Carnage (2011): Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly…; Two sets of parents resort to increasingly childish tactics over an altercation between their sons in this fiery war of words directed by Roman…
Cars 2 (2011): Dir. John Lasseter, Brad Lewis
Feat. Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine…; Solid sequel has the roaring return of Lightning McQueen and friends as they head overseas to compete in a World Grand Prix and find themselves…
Cat Run (2011): Dir. John Stockwell
Feat. Paz Vega, Janet McTeer, Christopher McDonald…; Unapologetically trashy caper with Paz Vega as a high class call–girl who after witnessing an orgy gone wrong finds herself pursued by…
Cedar Rapids (2011): Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche…; Amiable farce with Helms excelling as a prematurely middle–aged salesman who falls in with an unlikely trio at an insurance conference.
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2011): Dir. Lee Toland Krieger
Feat. Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor…; Two best friends struggle to reconcile lingering feelings despite being divorced from one another in this smart, unexpected romantic comedy.
Change-Up, The (2011): Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Olivia Wilde…; Wickedly scatological take on FREAKY FRIDAY, with Bateman and Reynolds swapping bodies after simultaneously urinating in a magical fountain.
Chinese Takeaway (2011): Dir. Sebastian Borensztein
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Muriel Santa Ana, Ignacio Huang…; Wry comedy of clashing cultures centres on an unlikely friendship between a curmudgeonly hardware store–owner and a young immigrant.
Collaborator (2011): Dir. Martin Donovan
Feat. Martin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams…; A playwright whose marriage and career are in a free fall has an explosive run–in with his former neighbor, a right–wing ex–con.
Coming & Going (2011): Dir. Edoardo Ponti
Feat. Rhys Darby, Sasha Alexander, Fionnula Flanagan; Rhys Darby plays a luckless gynecologist who ends up temporarily in a wheelchair, only to attract the sympathy of a red hot lawyer looking to change…
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011): Dir. Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Feat. Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Ryan Gosling…; Steve Carell plays a hapless recent divorcee co–piloted by a handsome wingman (Ryan Gosling) back into the dating game in this fresh scented…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 8 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Eighth season finds Larry relocating to New York while moving his way back into the dating…
Curry Munchers (2011): Dir. Cristobal Araus Lobos
Feat. Aunanda Naaido, Alison Titulaer, Ben Mitchell; Knockabout comedy has a young Indian immigrant struggling to catch the attention of kiwi girls.
Death in Paradise (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Ben Miller, Sara Martins, Kris Marshall…; A stuffy London detective is assigned the murder case of a fellow British policeman on a fictional Caribbean island, and ends up staying against his…
Decoy Bride (2011): Dir. Sheree Folkson
Feat. Kelly MacDonald, David Tennant, Alice Eve…; Undemanding whimsy with MacDonald hired to throw paparazzi off the scent when a celebrity comes to her hometown, and tolerable contrivances ensure…
Delicacy (2011): Dir. David Foenkinos, Stéphane Foenkinos
Feat. Audrey Tautou, François Damiens; Audrey Tautou breezes through yet another whimsical French souffle, here playing a widowed gamine beauty who rediscovers love in the form of a…
Details, The (2011): Dir. Jacob Aaron Estes
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney…; A confidently delivered black comedy of a idealised suburban existence turned inside out, this stars Tobey Maguire as successful young doctor whose…
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules (2011): Dir. David Bowers
Feat. Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron…; Inoffensive sequel with our put–upon hero forced to bond with his loser older brother while still vainly searching for the popularity which…
Dilemma, The (2011): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder…; Thorny comedy, verging on melodrama, with Vaughn discovering his best friend's wife is being unfaithful.
Dylan Moran - Yeah Yeah (2011): Feat. Dylan Moran; Shaggy observations on ageing, religion, kids, and relationships form the funny (back)bone of Moran's latest stand–up tour, recorded live at…
Eagleheart (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Chris Elliott; Chris Elliot and Adult Swim parody television's penchant for tough talking, quick shooting law enforcers (i.e. 'Walker Texas Ranger', and more…
Eddie Izzard - Stripped (2011): Feat. Eddie Izzard; The history of the world, cows in cars, and the existence of God are wittily dissected in this solid addition to the Eddie Izzard canon, from the…
Episodes (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig; FRIENDS flotsam Matt LeBlanc makes an unlikely comeback in this agreeable satire of the situational comedy. Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig star as a…
Escort in Love (Nessuno mi può giudicare) (2011): Dir. Massimiliano Bruno; Riches–to–rags comedy about a superficial, wealthy Italian woman whose husband dies suddenly and leaves her unexpectedly…
Fairy, The (La Fée) (2011): Dir. Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Feat. Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy; Third feature collaboration for husband–and–wife acting/directing team Abel & Gordon is the story of a hotel clerk searching all over the…
Family Guy - Season 10 (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Yet more episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 10 episodes: Lottery Fever, Seahorse Seashell Party, Screams of Silence: The Story…
Fear of a Brown Planet (2011): Dir. Danielle Karalus
Feat. Aamer Rahman, Nazeem Hussain; Australian comedians Aamer Rahman and Nazeem Hussain tackle immigration, race relations, and the War on Terror in their cheekily ruthless sell out…
Flypaper (2011): Dir. Rob Minkoff
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Ashley Judd, Tim Blake Nelson…; Passable time–waster with Dempsey as a manic math whiz who has the misfortune to find himself as a hostage in simultaneous bank heists.
Footnote (2011): Dir. Joseph Cedar
Feat. Shlomo Bar-Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Micah Lewnsohn; A father and son's complicated relationship is tested over the award of a vaunted academic prize in their shared field of Talmudic studies in this…
Fresh Meat (TV Series) (2011-2013): Feat. Zawe Ashton, Greg McHugh, Charlotte Ritchie…; British comedy–drama TV series from the creators of PEEP SHOW, which marked the acting debut of Joe Thomas (THE INBETWEENERS). Follows the…
Friends with Benefits (2011): Dir. Will Gluck
Feat. Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson…; Smug but sporadically amusing comedy with Timberlake and Kunis being the beneficial buddies whose agreement of course has complications. Inspired…
Friends with Kids (2011): Dir. Jennifer Westfeldt
Feat. Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm…; Jennifer Westfeldt directs and stars as a Manhattanite who convinces her platonic best friend to father the child she's always wanted. An upscale…
Fright Night (2011): Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin, David Tennant…; Colin Farrell vamps it up in this prosaic remake of the 80's cult horror, with Anton Yelchin the hapless teen convinced his neighbour is a vampire.…
From Prada to Nada (2011): Dir. Angel Gracia
Feat. Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Kuno Becker…; Latin–American riff on SENSE AND SENSIBILITY as two spoiled sisters are left penniless after their father's death, and find themselves forced…
Future, The (2011): Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky…; Another arthouse treasure from the writer/director/actor behind ME AND YOU EVERYONE WE KNOW concerns an atypical 30–something LA couple who…
Geek Charming (2011): Dir. Jeffrey Hornaday
Feat. Sarah Hyland, Matt Prokop; Glossy Disney comedy based on the novel by Robin Palmer in which a film nerd makes a documentary about the life of his classmate, the school diva.
Girl Walks Into a Bar (2011): Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Danny De Vito, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett…; The third of dir. Guitierrez's female–centric ensemble comedies, here springing an episodic structure from a noir–ish plot hatched by a…
God Bless America (2011): Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton; Irrepressible writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait returns with another sizzling, charcoal–black comedy that takes aim at the worst proponents of…
Good Old Fashioned Orgy, A (2011): Dir. Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck
Feat. Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Bibb, Tyler Labine…; Stiff sex comedy with a group of thirty–somethings determined to end the summer with a bang. Reportedly inspired by dir. Huyck's wild partying…
Goon (2011): Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber…; Sports thuggery as comedy, this shaggy (under)dog story of an inarticulate bouncer who finds his calling as a violent enforcer on a struggling minor…
Hall Pass (2011): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate…; The Farrelly brothers' crass comedy of marital anxiety in which two friends are given a week off – or 'Hall Pass' – from monogamy by…
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year (2011): Feat. Hamish Blake, Andy Lee; Australian comedians, Hamish and Andy visit various locations around America in purpose–built safari costumes, interviewing an array of…
Hangover, The: Part 2 (2011): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis…; The "Wolf Pack" return for another sh*t–faced outing, this time at pre–wedding celebrations of Stu's (Ed Helms) imminent wedding in…
Happy Endings (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton…; Zippy relationship sitcom moves swiftly out of the shadow of FRIENDS to present a fast–talking, fast–moving comedy about the lives of six…
Hick (2011): Dir. Derick Martini
Feat. Chloe Grace Moretz, Blake Lively, Rory Culkin…; A strained, if mildly amusing redneck comedy of a small–town teenager who flees her abusive parents, only to hook up with a violent cowboy,…
Horrible Bosses (2011): Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston…; Savage workplace comedy about three long–suffering employees (Bateman, Day, Sudeikis) who plot to kill their respective…
Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011): Dir. Nick Moore
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Parminder Nagra, Theo Stevenson…; Stink–bomb wielding Henry and his gang of pint–sized terrors fight to save their school from closure. Cartoonish kids pic has the…
Hysteria (2011): Dir. Tanya Wexler
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce…; A buoyant, light–to–touch period romance about the 19th Century invention of the vibrator, devised as cure for the female ailment know as…
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011): Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear…; Glib SJP vehicle about a supermom who miraculously juggles a needy husband, two young children, and a career in hedge–fund managing without…
I Just Want My Pants Back (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Peter Vack, Kim Shaw; Basically FRIENDS for the MTV set, this undemanding sitcom centres on a group of twenty–somethings trying to make it in life and love in New…
Immature, The (2011): Dir. Paolo Genovese
Feat. Raoul Bova, Barbora Bobulova, Ambra Angiolini…; A breezy, feel–good comedy about a group of friends reunited after twenty years, after a formal error forces them to resit their…
Inbetweeners Movie, The (2011): Dir. Ben Palmer
Feat. Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison…; The roguish foursome of the hit British TV series celebrate the end of the their school days in this satisfying gag–fueled finale high on sex,…
Intouchables, The (2011): Dir. Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Feat. Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny…; Exemplary feel–good French comedy that details the unlikely friendship between an aristocratic quadriplegic and a young French–African…
It's Rhys Darby Night! (2011): Feat. Rhys Darby; Post–Concords Darby performs his latest standup act – a redux of his sold out Edinburgh Fringe Festival show about his experience in…
Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2011 (2011): Comprehensive box–set collection of 11 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2011' spread over 5 discs. Film…
Jack and Jill (2011): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes…; Adam Sandler moves into 'Eddie Murphy' phase in this crass, disagreeable comedy about repugnant identical twins forced to spend Thanksgiving together…
Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011): Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon…; The Duplass brothers follow–up the formidable CYRUS with another deep–centred comedy about the crises of two stagnant adult siblings; one…
Johnny English Reborn (2011): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West…; The blundering Bond returns in this agreeably silly sequel. This time round a series of international assassins are hunting the Chinese premier, and…
Juan of the Dead (2011): Dir. Alejandro Brugués
Feat. Alexis Díaz de Villegas, Jorge Molina; A direct and surprisingly inspired Hispanic take on the SHAUN OF THE DEAD zom–com model that makes nifty use of its unique Cuban locale and…
Just Go With It (2011): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman…; Standard comedy fare with Adam Sandler convincing his assistant to pretend to be his ex–wife in order to cover up a lie.
Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom (2011): Dir. Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Feat. Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan…; The portliest martial–arts panda is back in this beautifully rendered – if entirely unnecessary – sequel. This time around Po finds…
Larry Crowne (2011): Dir. Tom Hanks
Feat. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston…; Feel–good flop, with Tom Hanks as an affable Navy vet who loses his job but bounces back, predictably, by enrolling in community college and…
Le Havre (2011): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Andre Wilms, Kati Outinen, Jean-Pierre Darroussin…; An old–time shoe–shiner befriends a young African refugee in hiding from immigration authorities in this soft–centred comedy from…
Life Happens (2011): Dir. Kat Coiro
Feat. Krysten Ritter, Kate Bosworth, Rachel Bilson…; An unplanned pregnancy galvanizes a young woman's best friends to rally around her with impending single motherhood on the horizon.…
Life's Too Short (TV Series) (2011-2013): Feat. Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant; British sitcom mockumentary created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant about "the life of a showbiz dwarf" with the vertically–challenged…
Love Birds (2011): Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Rhys Darby, Sally Hawkins, Emily Barclay…; Chirpy, engaging Kiwi comedy with Rhys Darby as a recently jilted council worker whose nursing of a wounded duck leads to unexpected romance with…
Medianeras (Sidewalls) (2011): Dir. Gustavo Taretto
Feat. Javier Drolas, Pilar López de Ayala; Two mournful souls destined for each other conspire to never cross paths despite living directly across from one another in this inventive modern…
Midnight in Paris (2011): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates…; High class whimsy from Woody Allen with Woody–surrogate honours going this time to Owen Wilson as a frustrated hack screenwriter magically…
Monsieur Lazhar (2011): Dir. Philippe Falardeau
Feat. Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nelisse, Emilien Neron…; An asylum seeking Algerian attempts to pass himself off as teacher in a Canadian school bereft after the suicide of a popular teacher.
Monte Carlo (2011): Dir. Thomas Bezucha
Feat. Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy…; Undemanding tween fantasy with Gomez and pals vacationing in Paris, that is until Gomez is mistaken for a wealthy heiress and whisked away to Monte…
Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011): Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury…; Jim Carrey grins and bears his way through this good–natured animal farce, about a businessman who inherits six penguins, and promptly…
Mrs. Brown's Boys (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Brendan O'Carroll; Jolly Irish sitcom spawned from actor Brendan O'Carroll's radio show and books about a funny, foul–mouthed Dublin mother who interferes in the…
Muppets, The (2011): Dir. James Bobin
Feat. Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper…; Jim Henson's beloved family of puppets make a long–overdue comeback in this buoyant musical–comedy reunion of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Gonzo…
My Wedding and Other Secrets (2011): Dir. Roseanne Liang
Feat. Michelle Ang, Matt Whelan, Kenneth Tsang…; Dir. Roseanne Liang adapts her winning documentary (BANANA IN A NUTSHELL) on the struggle to get her traditional Chinese parents to accept her Kiwi…
New Girl (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield…; Zooey Deschanel stars as an offbeat young woman, who moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Hilarity of a quirky kind ensues.
New Year's Eve (2011): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro…; Made–to–order rom–com ensemble continues the work of star–laden date movie VALENTINE'S DAY, with New Year's celebrations in…
Night at the Classic (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Brendhan Lovegrove; Caustic Kiwi comedian Brendhan Lovegrove fronts this clever send–up of the stand–up circuit, where various guests get the chance to…
No Strings Attached (2011): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline…; Bed buddies Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher do their best not to fall for each other in this frisky romantic comedy. Riffing on a similar premise…
Nothing Trivial (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Shane Cortese, Tandi Wright, Blair Strang…; An agreeable and endearingly performed 'singles' comedy by way of modern day Auckland, centred on the romantic hang ups of five friends who compete…
Oranges, The (2011): Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Leighton Meester, Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener…; Two upper–middle class New Jersey families are split apart when the father of one (Laurie) falls in love with the daughter of the other…
Our Idiot Brother (2011): Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks…; Agreeable, if largely uninspired vehicle for comedy everyman Paul Rudd, here playing the sweet–natured but gullible sibling to three sisters…
Paul (2011): Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen…; The creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ make a beeline for America's UFO heartland in this comedy about two sci–fi nerds who befriend a…
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen…; Light comedy about an uptight NYC lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.
Portlandia (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein; Cult sketch comedy of the zeitgeist that affectionately skewers the liberals, hipsters and well–intentioned naifs attempting to live out their…
Red State (2011): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman…; Kevin Smith tries his hand at horror as three sex–obsessed teenagers are lured into a trap laid by religious fundamentalists. Subversive…
Rest for the Wicked (2011): Dir. Simon Pattison
Feat. Tony Barry, John Bach, Irene Wood…; Jolly late–life crime–caper with Tony Barry as a former cop who poses undercover as a resident of a retirement village in an effort to…
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011): Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas; Lasse Hallstrom directs this light–headed romantic comedy about a British businesswoman and a doctor recruited to project manage a Sheikh's…
Salt of Life, The (2011): Dir. Gianni Di Gregorio
Feat. Gianni Di Gregorio; Gianni Di Gregorio's delightful follow–up to MID–AUGUST LUNCH, about a house husband at the whim of his wife, daughter, neighbour, and…
Salvation Boulevard (2011): Dir. George Ratliff
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Marisa Tomei…; Lightweight spoofing of religious hysteria with stoner Kinnear taking the fall for a pastor after a meeting with a militant atheist goes awry.
Shameless (TV Series, US) (2011): Feat. William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin; Watchable, surprisingly insightful remake of the hit British series attempts to three–dimensionalize the 'trailer park' stereotype in its…
Sitter, The (2011): Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor…; An R–Rated 'Adventures in Babysitting', with college dropout Jonah Hill dragging three unsuspecting youngsters on an urban sortie when his…
Skylab (2011): Dir. Julie Delpy
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Emmanuelle Riva, Eric Elmosnino…; Julie Delpy directs this nostalgic crowd–pleaser, set around a rowdy family gathering in the summer of 1979, whose youngest member believes…
Something Borrowed (2011): Dir. Luke Greenfield
Feat. Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield…; Modest wedding drama with the appealing Goodwin testing the boundaries of friendship after sleeping with her best friend's fiance.
Source, The (La Source des femmes) (2011): Dir. Radu Mihaileanu
Feat. Leïla Bekhti, Hafsia Herzi, Hiam Abbass; A dashing feminist dramedy sprung from the male bias in the Middle East, about a village of women who take up a 'sex strike' after their husbands…
Spark of Life, The (As Luck Would Have It) (2011): Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Jose Mota, Salma Hayek, Blanca Portillo…; An aggressive media satire centred around the frenzied bidding war that erupts for a permanently and publicly immobile man's story, with the man…
Stephen Merchant : Hello Ladies... Live! (2011): Out from the shadow of Ricky Gervais, the gangly co–creator of THE OFFICE turns his awkward, self–abasing persona into a frequently…
Strigoi (2011): Dir. Faye Jackson
Feat. Constantin Barbulescu, Camelia Maxim, Catalin Paraschiv; Slow–burning horror, laced with dean–pan humour, has residents of a Romanian village contending with an outbreak of communist vampires.
Suburgatory (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jeremy Sisto, Jane Levy, Alan Tudyk…; A single father moves to the 'burbs to ensure a better quality of life for his teenage daughter – although all is not as normal as expected.…
Suits (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams; Smart, sassy lawyer show where a brilliant college drop–out with a photographic memory is hired by one of Manhattan's top corporate firms,…
Super City (TV Series) (2011): Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Madeleine Sami; Award–winning comedy series directed by Taika Waititi and starring the brilliant Madeleine Sami, who alternates between multiple characters all…
Take Me Home Tonight (2011): Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler…; In the summer of 1988 an awkward high school genius uses his sister's boyfriend's Labor Day party to make his move on his crush. Soft comedy that…
Terri (2011): Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jacob Wysocki, Creed Bratton; An overweight teenage outcast finds unlikely counsel and friendship in the intimidating vice principal of his high school in this…
Thin Ice (The Convincer) (2011): Dir. Jill Sprecher
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup…; Another predictable, if satisfying tale of frigid small town crooks, with Greg Kinnear as a huckstering insurance salesman who hatches a plan to…
This Girl is Badass!! (2011): Dir. Mum Jokmok
Feat. JeeJa Yanin; Jija Yanin (CHOCOLATE) stars in this martial arts comedy about a girl whose family life is turned upside–down when she gets mixed up with…
Threesome (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Amy Huberman, Emun Elliott, Stephen Wight; Permissive Brit–com in which a thirty–year–old woman becomes pregnant after a drunken, spontaneous threesome with her boyfriend and…
Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra (2011): Feat. Tim Minchin; The one–of–a–kind music–comedy talent of Tim Minchin is captured here live at the Royal Albert Hall, re–imagining with…
Tower Heist (2011): Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck…; Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy lead a group of working class bros on an elaborate take down of a mega–wealthy scamster in this large scale comedy…
Turn Me On, Goddamit! (2011): Dir. Jannicke Systad Jacobsen
Feat. Helene Bergsholm, Beate Stofring, Malin Bjorhovde; Deadpan sex comedy in a sleepy Norwegian hamlet with a hormone ravaged teen determined to lose her virginity.
Twentysomething (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Jess Harris, Josh Schmidt; Fresh–faced indie sitcom goes head–to–head with two best mates whose reluctance to give up the partying lifestyle while their…
Two Broke Girls (TV Series) (2 Broke Girls) (2011): Feat. Beth Behrs, Kat Dennings, Garrett Morris; A sassy, wiseacre comedy of two penniless 20–somethings who make ends meet waiting tables at a run–down Brooklyn diner while dreaming of…
Up All Night (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Christina Applegate, Maya Rudolph, Will Arnett; Sprightly, SNL–certified sitcom stars Christina Applegate as a working mother balancing her career a newborn baby cared for by her…
Web Therapy (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Lisa Kudrow; Originally a web series, Lisa Kudrow fronts this improvisation sitcom in which she plays a cranky therapist who has taken to conducting sessions with…
What Women Want (2011): Dir. Daming Chen
Feat. Andy Lau, Gong Li, Russell Wong…; Amiable Chinese remake with Andy Lau stepping into Mel Gibson's shoes as a chauvinistic executive who gains the ability to hear what women are really…
What's Your Number? (2011): Dir. Mark Mylod
Feat. Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor…; Lightly likable rom–com content to coast on the charms of its eclectic cast. Faris plays a woman looking back on her past loves and wondering…
Whatsoeverly (Qualunquemente) (2011): Dir. Giulio Manfredonia
Feat. Antonio Albanese, Sergio Rubini; Irrepressibly Italian satirical comedy film starring comedian Antonio Albanese as his famous character Cetto La Qualunque – a corrupt…
Where Do We Go Now? (2011): Dir. Nadine Labaki
Feat. Nadine Labaki; Nadine Labaki (CARAMEL) directs and stars in this heartfelt Lebanese tale of tensions between Christians and Muslims villagers, and the women who…
Win Win (2011): Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Alex Shaffer, Amy Ryan…; Recession comedy starring midlife–crisis poster boy Paul Giamatti, who here entangles his professional life as a struggling lawyer with his…
Winners and Losers (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Zoe Tuckwell-Smith, Melissa Bergland, Virginia Gay…; Winning female–centric dramedy concerns the altered lives of four Melbournian women who score big on the Lottery. Gets great mileage from the…
Women on the 6th Floor, The (2011): Dir. Phillippe Le Guay
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke…; An immensely entertaining comedy of the classes, about an uptight Parisian couple who welcome a gaggle of Spanish maids into their lives for the…
Workaholics (TV Series) (2011): Feat. Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, Anders Holm; Irreverent sitcom set inside the world of telemarketing follows who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5 and live together from 5 to 9.
Young Adult (2011): Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt…; Charlize Theron plays a washed–up writer of young adult fiction pursuing the affection of a former sweetheart in this discomforting comedy from…
Your Highness (2011): Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, James Franco…; Deeply irreverent fantasy romp clearly conceived in a cloud of pot smoke has Franco and McBride desperate to rescue Deschanel from an evil wizard…
Zookeeper (2011): Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb…; Beastly comedy vehicle for the witless Kevin James who plays the titular character whose quest for love is aided by talking animals.
3 (Three) (2010): Dir. Tom Tykwer
Feat. Sophie Rois, Sebastian Schipper, Devid Striesow; Dir. Tom Tykwer energises this simple love story of a forty–something couple who fall for the same man with the frenetic visual and narrative…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 5 (2010): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
A Family on the Verge (La bellezza del somaro; Love & Slaps) (2010): Dir. Sergio Castellitto
Feat. Sergio Castellitto, Laura Morante, Barbora Bobulova…; A wry updating of GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER has a successful couple nervously awaiting the arrival of their daughter's new boyfriend. Much…
A Somewhat Gentle Man (2010): Dir. Hans Petter Moland
Feat. Stellan Skarsgard, Bjorn Floberg, Gard B. Eidsvold…; A dry, deadpan delight, about a gentle but explosive ex–con (Skarsgard) whose efforts to go straight after a long stint in prison are thwarted…
Abel (2010): Dir. Diego Luna
Feat. Christopher Ruíz-Esparza, Jose Maria Yazpik; Sweet and satisfyingly unpredictable child fantasy about an imaginative young boy who returns from a psychiatric ward to declare himself the father…
After the Break Up (Break Ke Baad) (2010): Dir. Danish Aslam
Feat. Imran Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sharmila Tagore…; Two of India's most popular young stars feature in this coming–of–age story about an independent–minded woman who takes a small…
Age of Reason, The (With Love... from the Age of Reason) (2010): Dir. Yann Samuell
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Marton Csokas, Michel Duchaussoy; A frazzled career woman at breaking point reconnects with her childhood in this soul–searching romantic comedy. More melodramatic, and less…
Alan Partridge: Mid Morning Matters (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Steve Coogan; Steve Coogan revives his most famous comedy creation in this pithy mockumentary series following the middle–aged TV host's return to radio as a…
An Idiot Abroad (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant; The whinging round–headed Manc and unwitting star of 'The Ricky Gervais Show', Karl Pilkington, is sent on a journey around the world, partly…
Another World (Un altro Mondo) (2010): Dir. Silvio Muccino
Feat. Silvio Muccino, Isabella Ragonese, Michael Rainey Jr…; Glossy dramedy in which a wealthy slacker who after the death of his father finds himself the legal guardian of a half–brother he never new…
Arj Barker: Forever (2010): Feat. Arj Barker; Arj Barker returns with his first new release DVD in 2 years! Already well known to New Zealand audiences thanks to his hilarious turn as Dave on…
Axis of Awesome, The (2010): Comedy songs and musical jokes from the award–winning Australian musical comedy trio, The Axis of Awesome. Features such hits as "Birdplane",…
Barney's Version (2010): Dir. Richard J. Lewis
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Mark Addy…; Paul Giamatti fans will find much to enjoy in this bittersweet character piece in which he plays a jaded TV producer who reflects on his varied…
Basilicata: Coast to Coast (2010): Dir. Rocco Papaleo
Feat. Alessandro Gassman, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Paolo Briguglia; Energetic musical about a band and a music journalist who decide to cross the region of Basilicata by foot to attend a music festival.
Beautiful Lies (2010): Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila; Sweet and scenic Audrey Tautou confection, about a mother and daughter competing for the same secret admirer.
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010): Dir. James Nguyen
Feat. Alan Bagh, Whitney Moore; Shoe–string trash homage to Hitchcock's THE BIRDS that follows a romantic couple whose small town that is attacked by birds.…
Bounty Hunter, The (2010): Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Jennifer Anniston, Gerard Butler, Jason Sudeikis; Screwball romantic comedy sees Gerard Butler play a bounty hunter tasked with tracking down his crim ex–wife (Jennifer Aniston).
Boy (2010): Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu…; Taika Waititi continues his dream run as director with this fictionalised coming–of–age tale that draws on his own experience growing up…
Burke and Hare (2010): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson…; An oddball comedic take on the infamous grave robbing duo, with Serkis and Pegg supported by a terrific ensemble of British comedic thesps. While…
Casino Jack (2010): Dir. George Hickenlooper
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Jon Lovitz…; A cracking script that favours comedy through absurdity over a heavyweight statement on American politics energises this dramatization of the scandal…
Castle (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Jon Huertas; Quirky cop show with a pulp crime writer teaming up with a detective to track down a serial killer.
Cemetery Junction (2010): Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes, Jack Doolan…; Ricky Gervais directs this 70s coming of age tale of three young and rebellious insurance salesman set against the less–than–glamorous…
Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule (TV Series) (2010): Feat. John C. Reilly; John C. Reilly fronts this bizarre dead–of–the–night oddity, in which he 'checks out' various facets of life, including (not…
Coach (2010): Dir. Will Frears
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Liane Balaban, Gillian Jacobs…; Affable romantic comedy with a heartbroken slacker seeking to motivate himself by coaching a kids soccer team. Undemanding entertainment coasts on…
Come Fly With Me (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams; The creators of LITTLE BRITAIN carry their knack for eccentric caricatures through to this send–up of the staple British…
Cop Out (2010): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Seann William Scott…; Juvenile buddy–cop homage features Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as a pair of 'odd–couple' detectives seeking to reclaim a rare baseball…
Copacabana (2010): Dir. Marc Fitoussi
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Aure Atika, Lolita Chammah; Free–spirited and perpetually unemployed Isabelle Huppert must get with the program after learning her newly engaged daughter (played by her…
Cyrus (2010): Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei…; This placid yet sophisticated comedy of male rivalry sees a middle–aged divorcee (Reilly) stumble upon the woman of his dreams (Tomei), only to…
Date Night (2010): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg…; Steve Carell and Tina Fey play a bored married couple who are mistaken for a pair of international thieves in this crime–caper cum…
Daydream Nation (2010): Dir. Michael Goldbach
Feat. Kat Dennings, Reece Thompson, Andie MacDowell…; A daydreaming 17–year–old (Dennings) seduces a high school teacher for kicks, only to attract the attention of a lovesick stoner…
Death at a Funeral (2010): Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Chris Rock, James Marsden, Luke Wilson…; Once again taking a plot, pretty funny in it's original form, the Americans have redone, and overdone, the humour right out of it. In this case it's…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 6 (2010): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; More episodes from the popular drama–black comedy set among the denizens of suburban America. 23 Episodes over 5 discs.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010): Dir. Thor Freudenthal
Feat. Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick…; Likable, live–action adaptation of the popular cartoon novel with much of book's wit retained. Zachary Gordon plays the titular…
Dinner for Schmucks (2010): Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis…; Thoroughly redeemable remake of the French farce THE DINNER GAME in which a group of alpha–male executives compete to bring the biggest…
Dirk Gently (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Stephen Mangan, Darren Boyd, Helen Baxendale; An unorthodox 'holistic' detective follows the principles of quantum mechanics in order to crack cases. Eccentric sleuth comedy will appeal to fans…
Dirty Girl (2010): Dir. Abe Sylvia
Feat. Juno Temple, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam…; A high school hussy and an overweight closet homosexual become fast friends in this sassy teen comedy. Though overly weighted in cliche and narrow…
Due Date (2010): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan…; Raucous road movie with Robert Downey Jnr as a jittery father–to–be forced to catch a ride with the eccentric Galifianakis in order to…
Easy A (2010): Dir. Will Gluck
Feat. Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes…; Sassy reinterpretation of 'The Scarlet Letter' stars Emma Stone as a high school nobody who fakes losing her virginity to advance her social…
Elektra Luxx (2010): Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kathleen Quinlan…; Luscious Carla Gugino reprises the role of the retired porn star whose pregnancy complicates life and career options in this burlesque comedy sequel…
Enlightened (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Miguel Arteta, Nicole Holofcener, Jonathan Demme
Feat. Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson…; This enlightened HBO cringe–comedy from writer–actor Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK) pushes all the buttons as an excruciating study of…
Expecting Mary (2010): Dir. Dan Gordon
Feat. Olesya Rulin, Elliott Gould, Linda Gray…; Good–natured road movie tale with a pregnant teenager heading to California in search of her father, but who she encounters along the way will…
Extra Man, The (2010): Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes…; Kooky comedy with Kline as an aging gigolo – specialising in wealthy older woman – who takes an aspiring, sexless playwright under his…
Family Guy - Season 9 (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Yet more episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 9 episodes: Fox–y Lady, Not All Dogs Go To Heaven, Episode 420,…
Family Guy: It's a Trap (2010): Dir. Peter Shin; Final chapter in Seth MacFarlane's merciless but affectionate spoofing of the STAR WARS TRILOGY features an unlikely strew of cameo's and more…
Father of Invention (2010): Dir. Trent Cooper
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham…; A former 'king of infomercials' struggles to win back his estranged family and his top–billing in the tele–marketing world in this…
First Beautiful Thing, The (2010): Dir. Paolo Virzi
Feat. Valerio Mastandrea, Micaela Ramazzotti, Stefania Sandrelli; Winsome melodrama with a misanthropic professor returning to his home town to assist his dying mother. Delicately performed but perhaps overly…
First Grader, The (2010): Dir. Justin Chadwick
Feat. Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Emily Njoki…; Heart–warming true tale of an Kenyan octogenarian who decides to take advantage of his government's offer of free education and enrolls at the…
First Night (Cosi) (2010): Dir. Christopher Menaul
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Sarah Brightman, Susannah Fielding…; Richard E. Grant plays a wealthy industrialist who fancies himself an opera tenor, using his money to assembly an ad–hoc company for a…
Flipped (2010): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Callan McAuliffe, Madeline Carroll, Aidan Quinn…; A welcome return to 50's childhood for the director of STAND BY ME, this equally charming tale charts the believably awkward courtship between two…
Four Lions (2010): Dir. Chris Morris
Feat. Kayvan Novak, Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay…; Explosive comedy of folly and idiocy that follows four would–be Jihadists as they bicker and blunder towards their intended target. Perhaps…
Gallants (2010): Dir. Chi-kin Kwok, Clement Sze-Kit Cheng
Feat. Siu-Lung Leung, Kuan Tai Chen; An exuberant homage to the Shaw Brothers films of yesteryear, this kung–fu comedy delights as an old–school actioner, replete with…
Get Him to the Greek (2010): Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Rose Byrne…; The director and star of FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL reunite in this loosely connected follow–up about a record company intern who's hired to…
Get Low (2010): Dir. Aaron Schneider
Feat. Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek…; Folksy comic tale with mysterious hermit Duvall throwing the inhabitants of a small town into turmoil when he decides to host his own funeral party.
Going the Distance (2010): Dir. Nanette Burstein
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate…; Drew Barrymore and Justin Long work through the plus and minuses of a long distance relationship in this bright romantic comedy. While the premise…
Greenberg (2010): Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Greta Gerwig, Rhys Ifans…; An off–key, serio–comic role for Ben Stiller, here playing a challenged 40–something whose stint crashing at his brother’s L.A.…
Griff the Invisible (2010): Dir. Leon Ford
Feat. Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier; A sensitive approach to human drama elevates this delicately poised romance masquerading as a superhero movie. Ignore the cliched plot of a humble…
Grown Ups (2010): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock…; A staple "bros before hoes" flick with Adam Sandler leading his chums through a wild weekend of beach house hi–jinks in honour of their high…
Guard, The (2010): Dir. John Michael McDonagh
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham…; A straitlaced FBI agent (Cheadle) and a raucous Irish cop (Gleeson) buddy up to take down an international drug smuggling ring in this riotous…
Gulliver's Travels (2010): Dir. Rob Letterman
Feat. Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel…; Raucous adaptation of the Jonathan Swift classic with Jack Black at his brashest.
Happy Family (2010): Dir. Gabriele Salvatores
Feat. Fabrizzio Bentivoglio, Margherita Buy, Valeria Bilello…; Wafer thin meta–comedy with a struggling author writing himself into the tale of two disparate families who come together when their teenagers…
Happy Thank You More Please (2010): Dir. Josh Radnor
Feat. Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Zoe Kazan…; Genial indie comedy with a self involved writer and his friends struggling to adjust to adulthood. Directorial debut of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER star…
Happy, Happy (2010): Dir. Anne Sewitsky
Feat. Agnes Kittelsen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Joachim Rafaelsen…; Sharp comedy with a woman trapped in a loveless marriage finding her life taking an exciting turn for the better when an exciting new couple move in…
Heartbreaker (L'arnacoeur) (2010): Dir. Pascal Chaumeil
Feat. Romain Duris, Vanessa Paradis; Romain Duris exploits his handsome charms as a professional heartbreaker hired to ruin relationships – that is, until he strikes upon a woman…
Henry's Crime (2010): Dir. Malcolm Venville
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan…; Newly released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex–con decides to target the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Hesher (2010): Dir. Spencer Susser
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Devin Brochu…; Cruel comedy as black as the tee–shirt of its stringy–haired, metal–loving, borderline–sociopath titular character, who…
Him & Her (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Russell Tovey, Sarah Solemani; A bold British sitcom centred on the inert lives of a twentysomething couple whose unemployed and unmotivated existence is played for laughs. Crude…
Hopes and Dreams of Gazza Snell, The (2010): Dir. Brendan Donovan
Feat. William McInnes, Robyn Malcolm, Mia Blake…; Emotionally loaded kiwi comedy centres on a Peter Pan dad with political aspirations and a serious go–karting obsession.
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010): Dir. Steve Pink
Feat. John Cusack, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke…; Obnoxious man–child malarkey with a middle–aged John Cusack and his drop–out friends transported back to the past (the…
How Do You Know (2010): Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson…; A softball star (Witherspoon) past her prime contemplates the future while flittering romantically between a major league baseballer (Wilson) and a…
Hugh & Heke (Hugh and Heke) (2010): Dir. Reston Griffiths
Feat. Geoff Dolan, Pete Smith; A jolly grassroots of comedy of dispute, in the tradition of THE WAIMATE CONSPIRACY, about a Pakeha family whose quiet holiday on an isolated beach…
Human Resources Manager, The (2010): Dir. Eran Riklis
Feat. Mark Ivanir; An absurdist odyssey from the director of LEMON TREE, about an Israeli bakery manager who must accompany the body of one of his employees back to…
I Love You Too (2010): Dir. Daina Reid
Feat. Brendan Cowell, Peter Dinklage, Peter Helliar…; Endearing Australian comedy features a commitment–phobe and a New Ager teaming up to win over the women of their respective dreams. Written by…
Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (TV Series) (2010): Feat. David Cross, Sharon Horgan, Blake Harrison…; A coproduction between the UK and US, starring David Cross as an inept American marketer who is sent to sell an energy drink in Britain. Culture…
Insatiable Moon, The (2010): Dir. Rosemary Riddell
Feat. Rawiri Paratene, Sara Wiseman, Ian Mune…; Heartfelt local feature has a self–proclaimed son of God setting out to save the world, save his boarding–house, and woo the Queen of…
It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010): Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Shabana Azmi, Goldy Notay, Sanjeev Bhaskar…; The director of BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM serves up an less–than–subtle mix of cultural satire, black comedy, and Ealing–style humour in…
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010): Dir. Anna Boden , Ryan Fleck
Feat. Keir Gilchrist, Emma Roberts, Zach Galifianakis…; A wayward teen (Gilchrist) checks himself into a mental hospital, forming life–changing relationships with an affable older patient…
Jackass 3 (2010): Dir. Jeff Tremaine
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Bam Margera…; Eye–watering third entry has the requisite pratfalls, puke and penis that fans have come to expect, with Knoxville and company bravely putting…
Jackboots on Whitehall (2010): Dir. Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant…; Batty puppet caper set in a Britain under Nazi rule, and only a rag–tag bunch of yokels and a Frenchman stand in the way. An anarchic…
Jimeoin on Ice: Live (2010): Feat. Jimeoin; From the magical world of Jimeoin comes this smash hit show Jimeoin on Ice. See Jimeoin gracefully skate through brilliantly funny observations on…
Jimeoin: Over The Top (2010): Feat. Jimeoin; Warts–and–all look at the life of a stand–up comic on the road follows the deadpan comic as he tours Northern Australia, with…
Jo's Boy (2010): Dir. Philippe Guillard
Feat. Gerard Lanvin, Olivier Marchal, Karina Lombard; Very undemanding French fare set amongst a family of rugby legends whose legacy is under threat by their particularly unsporty progeny.
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010): Dir. Anne Sundberg, Ricki Stern
Feat. Joan Rivers; A ripely entertaining piece of work portraying the famously foul–mouthed, nip–tucked, seventy–something stand–up…
Jucy (2010): Dir. Louise Alston
Feat. Francesca Gasteen, Cindy Nelson; Lo–fi Aussie charmer about two co–dependent best friends who are mocked for being in a 'womance' and decide to snag a dream boyfriend and…
Kick-Ass (2010): Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicolas Cage…; Adapted from the kick–ass graphic novel, this gleeful bone–cruncher portrays a world in which wannabe superheroes don costumes and fight…
Kids Are All Right, The (2010): Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo…; Feathers fly in this smart and insightful comedy–drama anchored by three terrific lead performances whose character's unique relationships are…
Killers (2010): Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck…; Lukewarm romantic comedy with Kutcher and Heigl as a couple whose newlywed bliss is interrupted by a team of assassins out for blood. Crippled by…
Klown (2010): Dir. Mikkel Nørgaard
Feat. Frank Hvam, Casper Christensen, Marcuz Jess Petersen; Danish comedians Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen play debauched versions of themselves on a weekend canoe trip away with their long–suffering…
Knight and Day (2010): Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard…; Brassy secret agent vehicle finds Tom Cruise on the lam from hired killers with Cameron Diaz in tow.
Leap Year (2010): Dir. Anand Tucker
Feat. Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, John Lithgow…; The effervescent Amy Adams rescues this otherwise tired romantic comedy, moving the earth to propose to her boyfriend in Dublin on February 29th –…
Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet (TV Series) (2010): Comedian Leigh "That Guy" Hart fronts this irreverent, ham–fisted send–up of Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World, visiting various corners…
Let the Bullets Fly (2010): Dir. Wen Jiang
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Ge You, Wen Jiang…; Cocksure 'noodle' western – best described as a Chinese variation on Kurosawa's YOJIMBO – pits a notorious bandit against the mob boss of…
Letters to Juliet (2010): Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal…; Picturesque romance set in Verona, the city of Romeo and Juliet, where a young American tourist discovers a love letter that will change her life.
Life as We Know It (2010): Dir. Greg Berlanti
Feat. Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas…; Lightweight rom–com with two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident. Despite…
Little Big Soldier (2010): Dir. Sheng Ding
Feat. Jackie Chan, Lee-Hom Wang; Charismatic anti–war comedy stars Jackie Chan as a lowly foot soldier who strikes it lucky when he captures a wanted enemy General (Wang).…
Little Fockers (2010): Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson…; Star–powered third entry in popular familial dysfunction series has Ben Stiller once again struggling to win stern patriarch De Niro's approval…
Loose Cannons (2010): Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek
Feat. Riccardo Scamarcio; An cheerfully overstuffed family comedy of a gay young man who attempts to come out to his ultra traditionalist parents in the south of Italy.
Louie (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Louis C.K
Feat. Louis C.K; A brilliant merger of mid–life mopery, showbiz anxiety, and imaginative observational comedy, this self–made sitcom (with intermittent…
Love and Other Drugs (2010): Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Judy Greer…; Winning romance with a charismatic pharmaceutical salesman falling for a free–spirited woman with a tragic secret.
Love Ranch (2010): Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta…; Helen Mirren stars in this flamboyant tale of the real–life couple who opened the first legal brothel in America.
Lowdown (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Amanda Brotchie
Feat. Adam Zwar; Timely Australian–made satire on the world of tabloid journalism centres on a struggling newspaper and its staff of celebrity gossip…
MacGruber (2010): Dir. Jorma Taccone
Feat. Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe…; From the SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE comedy stable comes this spiffy parody of '80s TV legend MACGYVER, with Will Forte rockin' the mullet as he battles…
Made in Dagenham (2010): Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson…; Nostalgic, uplifting dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford car plant in Dagenham, where female machinists famously walked out in protest…
Made In Romania (2010): Dir. Guy J. Louthan
Feat. Jason Flemyng, Jennifer Tilly, Elizabeth Hurley…; Affable mock–umentary concerns a film producer's dream adaptation of an obscure Victorian novel that goes hopelessly awry in backwoods Romania.…
Mammuth (2010): Dir. Gustave Kervern, Benoit Delepine
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Adjani…; Slyly subversive comic tale with Gerard Depardieu in fine fettle as a retiree battling to secure his state pension.
Marriage and Other Disasters (Weddings and Other Disasters) (2010): Dir. Nina Di Majo
Feat. Fabio Volo, Margherita Buy, Luciana Littizzetto…; Likeable rom–com with romantically disillusioned woman finds herself organising her sister's wedding. Cue romantic mismatching and shenanigans.
Meet Monica Velour (2010): Dir. Keith Bearden
Feat. Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram, Brian Dennehy…; Kim Cattrall shines in this indie drama about a nerdy, movie–loving teen who lusts after a softcore actress and embarks on a road trip to see…
Mike & Molly (TV Series) (Mike and Molly) (2010): Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Billy Gardell, Katy Mixon…; A bighearted, if keenly self–deprecating couple comedy about the blossoming romance between two self–loathing attendees of Overeaters…
Morning Glory (2010): Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton…; Frothy comedy about a young television producer struggling to rescue her networks failing breakfast show, a show saddled with two decidedly ornery…
My Afternoons With Margueritte (2010): Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus; Gerard Depardieu plays an illiterate man who forges an unlikely friendship with a elderly writer in this gentle new film from the dir. of…
My Name is Khan (2010): Dir. Karan Johar
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Kajol , Christopher B. Duncan; Well–meaning plea for racial tolerance with an Aspergers–afflicted Muslim detained in the U.S. as a terrorist and undertaking a journey…
Names of Love, The (2010): Dir. Michel Leclerc
Feat. Jacques Gamblin, Sara Forestier, Zinedine Soualem…; Witty cocktail of sex and politics about an extroverted left–wing activist who sleeps with her political opponents to convert them to her cause.
Norman (2010): Dir. Jonathan Segal
Feat. Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Richard Jenkins…; A melancholy high school 'indie' about a teenage loner who claims his father's terminal cancer as his own in order to make tracks with a pretty…
Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy) (2010): Dir. Aubrey Powell
Feat. Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones; Live performance from the remaining Pythons (sans Cleese), inspired by their 1979 film, LIFE OF BRIAN.
Nothing to Declare (2010): Dir. Dany Boon
Feat. Dany Boon, Benoit Poelvoorde, Karin Viard…; Actor–director Dany Boon follows up his hit regional comedy WELCOME TO THE STICKS with another lite French farce founded in stubborn parochial…
Offspring (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Asher Keddie, Don Hany, Deborah Mailman…; A neurotic obstetrician and her extended Melbourne family navigate love and other disasters in this bright comedy series. While not particularly…
On Tour (Tournee) (2010): Dir. Mathieu Amalric
Feat. Miranda Colclasure, Mathieu Amalric; A consistently funny and inventive comedy from actor–director Mathieu Amalric, here playing a washed up TV producer who leads a troupe of…
Once a Gangster (2010): Dir. Felix Chong
Feat. Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Alex Fong; Nimble action–comedy with two jaded gangsters urged by their elders to fight for the position of Dragon Head of the Hong Kong Underworld.…
Other Guys, The (2010): Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Samuel L. Jackson…; Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg make for incompatible partners in this absurdist buddy–cop homage from the dir. of STEP BROTHERS and TALLADEGA…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 6 (2010): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…; Explosive final season of the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight.
Parenthood (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Dax Shepard…; Familiar faces star aplenty in this "funny and heart–warming" series that follows four grown siblings as they try to balance the various…
Passion, The (2010): Dir. Carlo Mazzacurati
Feat. Silvio Orlando, Giuseppe Battiston, Kasia Smutniak…; Routine comedy in which a film director reluctantly agrees to set up and direct the Good Friday celebrations in a small Tuscan town.
Peep World (2010): Dir. Barry W. Blaustein
Feat. Michael C. Hall, Sarah Silverman, Rainn Wilson…; This creaky dysfunctional family comedy about a gathering of bickering adult siblings to celebrate their youngest brother's success as a novelist may…
Perfect Date, The (L'amour, c'est mieux à deux) (2010): Dir. Dominique Farrugia, Arnaud Lemort
Feat. Clovis Cornillac, Virginie Efira, Manu Payet; A derivative French rom–com nonetheless delivered in good spirits, this focuses on the ingrained patterns of two male friends whose wildly…
Pete Smalls is Dead (2010): Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Peter Dinklage, Mark Boone Jr., Seymour Cassel…; Indie dark horse Alexandre Rockwell (IN THE SOUP) directs this tipsy tale of Hollywood deadbeats. Peter Dinklage stars as an L.A. exile trying to…
Politically Incorrect Guide to Teenagers, The (2010): The irreverent and provocative Nigel Latta returns with advice on how parents can navigate the pitfalls of raising teenagers.
Potiche (2010): Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini…; Bubbly satire has 60–something Catherine Deneuve transform from trophy wife to a strong–headed businesswoman after her chauvinist husband…
Predicament (2010): Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Heath Franklin, Hayden Frost…; A macabre comic adventure of murder and blackmail in rural Taranaki in the 30's, this follows CAME A HOT FRIDAY, THE SCARECROW and PALLET ON THE…
Ramona and Beezus (2010): Dir. Elizabeth Allen
Feat. Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett…; Sweet and playful adaptation of Beverly Cleary's popular children's novels about a young girl's overactive imagination which keeps things interesting…
Rare Exports - A Christmas Tale (2010): Dir. Jalmari Helander
Feat. Onni Tommita, Jorma Tommila; A wicked brew of 80s adventure movie and twisted horror comedy, centred on an archaeological discovery which may prove to be the remains of the real…
Reluctant Infidel, The (2010): Dir. Josh Appignanesi
Feat. Omar Djalili, Richard Schiff, Archie Panjabi…; David Baddiel's first film is a broad comedy of identity with a Muslim man's life thrown into turmoil by the discovery he is in fact Jewish, and in…
Rev. (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Tom Hollander; The perennial British religious sitcom is given a urban reversal in this BBC comedy centred on a priest who moves from rural Suffolk to take up the…
Ricky Gervais Live lV - Science (2010): Feat. Ricky Gervais; A noticeably slimmed down Ricky Gervais strikes for a fourth time in this so–so show filmed at London's Hammersmith Apollo. By far the funniest…
Romantics Anonymous (2010): Dir. Jean-Pierre Améris
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Isabelle Carré; Two would–be lovers must overcome their timidness via a mutual passion for chocolate in this sweet–toothed romantic comedy.
Romantics, The (2010): Dir. Galt Niederhoffer
Feat. Anna Paquin, Katie Holmes, Josh Duhamel…; Low–key ensemble drama has seven close friends re–unite for a wedding, but long simmering romantic tensions threaten to tear their…
Room in Rome (Habitación en Roma) (2010): Dir. Julio Medem
Feat. Elena Anaya, Natasha Yarovenko, Enrico Lo Verso…; Erotic chronicle of a brief encounter between two women set almost entirely within the confines of a hotel room. More porno–profundity from…
Ross Noble - Things (2010): Feat. Ross Noble; Improviser extraordinaire, Ross Noble, returns to amuse and delight, this time on the topic of 'things' – big and small. Filmed in Manchester…
Runway, The (2010): Dir. Ian Power
Feat. Demian Bichir, Kerry Condon, James Cosmo; A South American pilot crash lands in a tiny field in County Cork, attracting the attention of the local villagers, in this feel–good Irish…
Russian Snark (2010): Dir. Stephen Sinclair
Feat. Stephen Papps, Elena Stejko, Stephanie Tauevihi…; A pair of Russian refugees settle in Auckland to make art and a new home in this eccentric yet accessible 'art comedy' from screenwriter and…
Sasha (2010): Dir. Dennis Todorovic
Feat. Sasa Kekez, Predrag Bjelac, Ljubisa Gruicic; Compassionate gay drama about a Yugoslav–German piano prodigy who is trying to gain admittance to a prestigious music school but who becomes…
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World (2010): Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick…; Wearing its super–coolness on its sleeve, this precocious action–comedy stars archetypal geek Michael Cera as a gawky bass–player…
Sensation (2010): Dir. Tom Hall
Feat. Domhnall Gleeson, Luanne Gordon, Patrick Ryan; An intelligently written and thoroughly endearing sex comedy involving an introverted farmer's son and a Kiwi prostitute who form an unlikely…
Sex and the City 2 (2010): Dir. Michael Patrick King
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon…; While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi, where…
She's Out of My League (2010): Dir. Jim Field Smith
Feat. Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller…; Routine comedy of low self–esteem with hapless airport security guard Baruchel falling head over heels for "hard 10" Eve and then sabotaging…
Simple Simon (2010): Dir. Andreas Öhman
Feat. Bill Skarsgård, Martin Wallström; Sensitive feel–good romantic–comedy of an Asperger's sufferer whose brother sets out to find him a new girlfriend. Eccentric Swedish…
Spud (2010): Dir. Donovan Marsh
Feat. John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Jamie Royal; Charming coming–of–age comedy concerns the misfortunes of a young boy struggling to adapt to live in a South African private school. Very…
Stephen K Amos - The Feel Good Factor (2010): Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, Britain's 'feel–good' comedian delivers another hilarious stand–up routine, with many of Amos's sketches…
Submarine (2010): Dir. Richard Ayoade
Feat. Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor…; Actor Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) proves adept behind the camera with this imaginative adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's novel about precocious…
Super (2010): Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Rainn Wilson, Elliot Page, Liv Tyler…; Violent comedy with Rainn Wilson as a schlubb turned violent avenger after his wife runs off with a drug dealer. Uneven, perhaps intentionally, with…
Swinging with the Finkels (2010): Dir. Jonathan Newman
Feat. Martin Freeman, Mandy Moore, Melissa George…; Affable comedy with a married couple who's relationship is in a rut tentatively entering the world of swinging. Broad sex comedy that's rather more…
Switch, The (2010): Dir. Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Feat. Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, Jeff Goldblum…; Agreeable light farce with an unmarried Aniston turning to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant, but some years later a reunion with her best…
Tamara Drewe (2010): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Tamsin Greig…; Winning comedy concerns the comic travails of a young journalist whose return to her hometown sets tongues wagging and disasters into motion.
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010): Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy…; Lavish adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel set once again in the discworld universe. A convicted conman gets a fate worse than death, in this case…
Tiny Furniture (2010): Dir. Lena Dunham
Feat. Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Alex Karpovsky…; A prototype for Lena Dunham's hugely successful HBO series GIRLS, this smart–funny indie finds the talented actress/director mining the…
Toast (2010): Dir. S.J. Clarkson
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Ken Stott, Freddie Highmore…; Heartily nostalgic adaptation of chef and author Nigel Slater's best–selling memoir, about growing up in a stodgy British household in the 60s…
Trip, The (2010): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; Comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a jovial restaurant tour of the North of England in this hilarious culinary road trip movie derived…
Trip, The (TV Series) (2010): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon; The complete, original BBC incarnation of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's culinary romp through the North of England, as popularised by Michael…
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010): Dir. Eli Craig
Feat. Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden; In a delicious reversal of urban legend and horror tropes, two hillbilly friends are mistaken for murderous backwoods rednecks by an archetypal group…
Valentine's Day (2010): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Jessica Alba, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Garner…; Star–studded romantic comedy is an ode to that special day with multiple story lines devoted to the search for love. Although cynics might…
Vampires Suck (2010): Dir. Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Christopher N. Riggi; Trashy vampire movie spoof from the makers of EPIC MOVIE and DATE MOVIE, taking after the TWILIGHT franchise, which was asking for it, really.
Victorious (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Victoria Justice; Yes another Nickelodeon hit with the kids, this snappy sitcom stars tween idol Victoria Justice as an aspiring singer attending a fictional…
Vincent Wants to Sea (2010): Dir. Ralf Huettner
Feat. Florian David Fitz, Karoline Herfurth, Heino Ferch…; Likeable though lightweight road comedy in which a Tourette's sufferer escapes from a clinic with two others (an obsessive and an anorexic) and…
Wedding Party, The (2010): Dir. Amanda Jane
Feat. Josh Lawson, Isabel Lucas, Steve Bisley…; Bubbly Aussie comedy with a cash–strapped young man's plan to marry a Russian immigrant for money, going less than smoothly after his family…
Welcome to the South (2010): Dir. Luca Miniero
Feat. Claudio Bisio, Aleesandro Siani, Angela Finocchiaro…; Spirited remake of the French hit 'Welcome to the Sticks' has a hapless postal employee dispatched to the Mezzogiorno.
When in Rome (2010): Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston…; Puffy romantic fantasy has Kristen Bell fending off unwanted suitors after she steals some coins from Rome's 'Fountain of Love'.
Wild Target (2010): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Bill Nighy, Emily Blunt, Rupert Grint…; Bumbling Brit comedy of a middle–aged assassin (Nighy) who spares the life of one of his targets (Blunt), only to attract the attention of a…
Woman of My Dreams, The (La donna della mia vita) (2010): Dir. Luca Lucini
Feat. Alessandro Gassman, Luca Argentero; Astute romantic comedy about the big and little lies people tell in their search for love, following the fallout of a friendship between two brothers…
Yogi Bear (2010): Dir. Eric Brevig
Feat. Tom Cavanagh, Anna Faris, David Ackroyd…; Innocuous family comedy hodgepodge of live–action and computer animation, with Dan Ackroyd and Justin Timberlake voicing Yogi and Boo Boo…
You Again (2010): Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Kristen Bell, Odette Yustman, Sigourney Weaver…; Frothy comedy with Kristen Bell horrified to discover her brother is about to marry her high–school nemesis, and that the unlikely connection…
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin…; Not so much a serious Woody Allen film as a funny one without any jokes. An ensemble of fine actors stumble through a series of scenes with only a…
1000 Euro Generation (2009): Dir. Massimo Venier
Feat. Alessandro Tiberi, Valentina Lodovini, Carolina Crescentini…; Affable comedy about the life of a young underemployed physicist struggling with romantic entanglements and just managing to eke out a living in…
17 Again (2009): Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann; Time–twisting comedy in which washed–up middle–ager Matthew Perry gets another chance when he is miraculously turned back into his…
3 Idiots (2009): Dir. Rajkumar Hirani
Feat. Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sharman Joshi; Lively college romp is a fine vehicle for Indian superstar Aamir Khan, here playing one of three larrikin engineering students on campus, whose…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 4 (2009): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
500 Days Of Summer (2009): Dir. Marc Webb
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend…; This twee romantic comedy couples indie kids Joseph Gordon–Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in a failed 500–day romance, chronicled through a…
A Matter of Size (2009): Dir. Erez Tadmor, Sharon Maymon
Feat. Itzik Cohen, Dvir Benedek, Alon Dohan…; Sweet comedy about four overweight men fed up with the pressure of losing weight who decide to take their girth where it's appreciated, into the…
Accidents Happen (2009): Dir. Andrew Lancaster
Feat. Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Harry Cook…; Earnest dramedy enlivened by a sensationally brash Geena Davis performance. Davis plays the mother of a deeply dysfunctional family who's lives are…
Adam (2009): Dir. Max Mayer
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher…; Moon–faced Rose Byrne warms to her Asperger's–afflicted neighbour (Dancy) in this unlikely, heartfelt romance. Distracting subplots…
Adventureland (2009): Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds…; Low–key indie comedy set in 1987 where a virginal high–school grad gets a summer job at a local amusement park and finds unlikely…
Alien Trespass (2009): Dir. R.W. Goodwin
Feat. Eric McCormack, Robert Patrick, Dan Lauria; Old school invaders–from–space movie has prissy scientist McCormack 'inhabited' by friendly alien Urp and used to track down…
Aliens in the Attic (2009): Dir. John Schultz
Feat. Ashley Tisdale, Carter Jenkins, Austin Robert Butler; Trifling family comedy about a group of kids who must fight off an alien invasion in their home while keeping the battle a secret from their parents.…
All About Steve (2009): Dir. Phil Traill
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper…; Misguided neurotic rom–com stars Sandra Bullock (who's had better days) as a loony crossword puzzler who gains an unhealthy obsession with…
Archer (TV Series) (2009): Dir. Adam Reed; Saucy animated spy–sitcom billed as "James Bond meets Arrested Development", with a host of hilariously unlikable characters centered around…
Away We Go (2009): Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Catherine O'Hara…; An ersatz hipster road movie that follows a 30–something expectant couple as they travel across America looking for the perfect place to start…
Baaria (2009): Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Raoul Bova, Margareth Made, Francesco Scianna…; Giuseppe Tornatore directs an autobiographical saga covering sixty years of turmoil through the eyes of three generations of a peasant family. Those…
Bandslam (2009): Dir. Todd Graff
Feat. Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Alyson Michalka, Gaelan Connell…; A bunch of ragtag misfits set out to win a High School 'Battle of the Bands' in this unusually clever teen comedy. With a soundtrack that…
Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide To The Orchestra (2009): Feat. Bill Bailey; Multi–talented comic Bill Bailey teams up with the BBC Concert Orchestra and musical maestro Anne Dudley at the Royal Albert Concert Hall to…
Billy T & Me (2009): Feat. Billy T. James, Peter Rowley; Peter Rowley looks back on the time he spent writing and performing with his mate, Billy T James.
Billy T James - The Legend, The Man, The Cuz (2009): Feat. Billy T. James; Latest compilation of the most popular sketches from irrepressible comedian Billy T James, including Te News, the Traffic Cop, the Hard Case, the…
Black Dynamite (2009): Dir. Scott Sanders
Feat. Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Davidson; Spot–on Blaxpoitation homage with the superfly Black Dynamite out for vengeance when "The Man" kills his brother and floods his 'hood with…
Boat That Rocked, The (Pirate Radio) (2009): Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Darby…; A band of rebel DJs pioneer a pirate–radio station during the swingin’ sixties in this inoffensive, Richard Curtis–directed…
Boogie Woogie (2009): Dir. Duncan Ward
Feat. Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming…; Broad satire of the modern art scene with Danny Huston as a supercilious art dealer scheming to get his hands on a rare Mondrian. Hugely…
Bored to Death (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis, Ted Danson; Out of his depth but winging it anyway, Jason Schwartzman plays an upstart Private Eye moonlighting in New York City. Buddies Zach Galifianakis and…
Bran Nue Dae (Brand New Day) (2009): Dir. Rachel Perkins
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Magna Szubanski, Rocky McKenzie…; Lively comedy adapted from the stage musical that follows a teenage Aborigine who runs away from Catholic boarding school in the mid…
Breaking Upwards (2009): Dir. Daryl Wein
Feat. Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister Jones, Julie White…; Skittish romantic comedy in which a couple attempt to end their moribund relationship gradually, beginning with three days off each week. Drawing…
Bride Wars (2009): Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Bryan Greenberg…; Light comedy focused on two best friends (Hudson and Hathaway) who become rivals after scheduling their weddings on the same day. Hudson and…
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009): Dir. John Krasinski
Feat. Julianne Nicholson, Ben Shenkman, Timothy Hutton…; A graduate student copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men. Ill–conceived and messy adaptation of David Foster…
Bro' Town - Series 5 (TV Series) (2009): Final series of animated adventures set in South Auckland. Series 5 episodes: The Summer Of Samson, To Sam With Love, A Vegetarian At My Table,…
Bruno (Brüno) (2009): Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten; Controversial mockümentary starring Baron Cohen as a gay Aüstrian fashion joürnalist who travels to the USA to become 'the biggest Aüstrian…
Bunny and the Bull (2009): Dir. Paul King
Feat. Edward Hogg, Simon Farnaby, Verónica Echegui…; A wonderfully inspired, surrealist comedy from the creators of THE MIGHTY BOOSH that follows a young recluse on an imaginary European road trip from…
Calvin Marshall (2009): Dir. Gary Lundgren
Feat. Steve Zahn, Alex Frost, Michelle Lombardo…; Sweet–natured drama has a young man chasing his dream of playing Major League Baseball with little success. Low–key and agreeably folksy,…
Carl Barron - Walking Down The Street (2009): Feat. Carl Barron; Unassuming master of the deadpan mixes it up with observational humour, songs and general Ozzie larrikin–ship in his latest sell–out…
Cezanne Affair, The (2009): Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Sergio Rubini, Riccardo Scamarcio, Valeria Golino…; Sentimental comedy–drama with a son returning home to his dying father who's thwarted artistic ambitions cast a dark shaodw over his childhood.
Change of Plans (Le code a changé) (2009): Dir. Daniele Thompson
Feat. Dany Boon, Karin Viard, Emmanuelle Seigner…; Stacked Gallic dramedy stars Karin Viard and Dany Boon as a swanky French couple who invite six equally wealthy Parisians to dinner – their evening…
City Island (2009): Dir. Raymond De Felitta
Feat. Andy Garcia, Julianne Margulies, Steven Strait…; Winning ensemble stars Andy Garcia as a would–be actor–cum–corrections officer who brings a young ex–con home from work, much…
Cleveland Show, The (TV Series) (2009): Constant neighbour of Peter Griffin, Cleveland Brown, gets his own animated sitcom in this FAMILY GUY spin–off revolving around the same risque…
Coco (2009): Dir. Gad Elmaleh
Feat. Gad Elmaleh, Gerard Depardieu; The hapless soul of many a French Farce, comedian Gad Elmaleh stars and directs in this feature–length adaptation of one of his popular…
Cold Souls (2009): Dir. Sophie Barthes
Feat. Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Lauren Ambrose…; A existentialist tragi–comedy in which Paul Giamatti plays himself, a New York actor in crisis, who literally has his soul extracted, only to…
Community (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi…; Carried by a passionate internet following, this savvy American sitcom centred on the lives of seven disparate adults who form a study group while…
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009): Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter…; Charmingly indulgent chick flick centered on a 'shopaholic' journalist who is forced to support her addiction by writing for a financial advice…
Cougar Town (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Courteney Cox, Busy Phillips, Christa Miller; Tragicomic adventures of a forty–something woman who decides to throw herself back into the dating pool.
Couples Retreat (2009): Dir. Peter Billingsley
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau…; Buddies Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau (SWINGERS) team up once again in this hit–and–miss comedy about a group of couples who go to a…
Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit O' Revolution (2009): Feat. Craig Ferguson; Filmed live at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Ferguson shares his wisdom on rehab, explains why junkies are fun to be around and criticizes the latest…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 7 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Includes the much–anticipated SEINFELD reunion, with Jerry, Jason Alexander, Michael…
Dai Another Day (Dai Henwood) (2009): Feat. Dai Henwood; Kiwi comedian Dai Henwood takes to the stage in the Sky City theatre in Auckland to perform best–of material in front of a live audience.
Danny Bhoy: Live at the Athenaeum (2009): Intelligent stand–up from the Scottish funnyman's sell–out 2009 tour of Australia, filmed at Melbourne's historic Athenaeum Theatre.
Dating Guy, The (TV Series) (2009): Chucklesome observational comedy with four friends on a largely hopeless quest for love. Merciless in its send up of the loveless foursome this is…
Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Ellen Muth, Callum Blue, Sarah Wynter; Feature–length movie spin off of the TV series focusing on the undead missionary 'Reapers' and their reactions to their…
Dear Lemon Lima (2009): Dir. Suzi Yoonessi
Feat. Savanah Wiltfong, Shayne Topp, Eleanor Hutchins…; Sweetly spun tale of a teen outcast who after experiencing rejection from her high–school crush sets out to find like–minded individuals.
Defendor (2009): Dir. Peter Stebbings
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Kat Dennings…; Woody Harrelson stars as a mild mannered construction worker by day and homemade superhero by night, vowing vengeance on the villainous 'Captain…
Des Bishop - Desfunctional (2009): Feat. Des Bishop; Recorded at the Roisin Dubh, Galways legendary music venue, Des is on fire in this internationally acclaimed stand up show. An "electrifying and…
Diagnosis: Death (Diagnosis Death) (2009): Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Raybon Kan, Jessica Grace Smith, Bret McKenzie…; Stand–up comedian and writer Raybon Kan casts himself in this schlocky horror spoof as a terminal patient who becomes a human guinea pig at a…
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009): Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elisabeth Moss…; Charmless romantic comedy finds high–rollers Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica–Parker slumming it in hicktown, Wyoming, after being relocated…
Diplomatic Immunity (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Dave Fane, Craig Parker, Lesley-Ann Brandt; Mischievous Kiwi comedy series set on a small scattering of islands in the South Pacific ruled by a group of irreverent Pacific Islanders, who refuse…
Drag Me To Hell (2009): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver; Sam Raimi returns to his horror roots in this twisted tale of a loan officer (Lohman) who has three days to rid herself of a deadly curse placed upon…
Drop Dead Diva (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Kate Levering…; A vacant fashion model is killed in a car accident, only to be resurrected in the body of a plus–sized lawyer, in this far–fetched, if…
Duplicity (2009): Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson…; Power–dressed by Clive Owen and Julia Roberts, this is a smart, playful conundrum of a spy thriller that proves great fun to unravel, as…
East West East (2009): Dir. Gjergj Xhuvani
Feat. Ervin Bejleri, Helidon Fino, Gentiano Hazizi; An amateur cycling team from Albania heads to France to take part in a tournament only to discover on the way that revolution has broken out back…
Eastbound and Down (TV Series) (2009): Dir. Jody Hill, David Gordon Green
Feat. Danny McBride, John Hawkes, Katy Mixon…; Ball–busting HBO comedy from the talents behind PINEAPPLE EXPRESS stars loutish Danny McBride as a washed–up major league pitcher, whose…
Ed Byrne: A Different Class (2009): Dir. Matt Askem
Feat. Ed Byrne; Irish Comedian Ed Byrne appears Live in Glasgow delivering his own brand of wry observational humour, delving into such diverse topics as Goths, the…
Emma (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Feat. Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller, Michael Gambon…; The BBC's latest update of Jane Austen's comic classic, centred on the titular beauty's dangerous game of matchmaking. Regarded as the best Austen…
Every Jack Has a Jill (Jusqu'à toi) (2009): Dir. Jennifer Devoldere
Feat. Justin Bartha, Mélanie Laurent, Valerie Benguigui…; Fizzy romantic comedy of coincidence with a brokenhearted American's suitcase ending up in the hands of Parisian dreamer Laurent who sets out to find…
Extract (2009): Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig…; Graduating here as a comic leading man, Jason Bateman plays a factory owner juggling a myriad of personal and professional problems in this…
Family Guy - Season 8 (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 8 episodes: Back to the Woods, Play it Again Brian, The Former Life of Brian, Long…
Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Darkside (2009): Dir. Dominic Polcino; FAMILY GUY series creator Seth MacFarlane continues his loving spoof of the STAR WARS saga in this EMPIRE STRIKES BACK–inspired sequel to 2007…
Final Destination, The (Final Destination 4) (2009): Dir. David R. Ellis
Feat. Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano; Fourth installment in the hilariously creative FINAL DESTINATION franchise sees a teen save his friends from a deadly race–car accident after…
Finding Bliss (2009): Dir. Julie Davis
Feat. Leelee Sobieski, Matthew Davis, Denise Richards…; Patchy yet thoughtful indie sex comedy anchored by the charming Leelee Sobieski as an insecure young film–maker who reluctantly lands a job as…
FM (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Kevin Bishop; In the world of cool indie bands, a fish–out–of–water DJ, his rock'n'roll co–host, and their producer work on a hip music…
French Kissers, The (Les Beaux Gosses) (2009): Dir. Riad Sattouf
Feat. Vincent Lacoste, Anthony Sonigo, Alice Trémolière…; Gallic hormonal comedy about two unkempt, sex–obsessed adolescents and their wavering exploits with the school's most popular girl. Is quite…
Frenemy (Little Fish, Strange Pond) (2009): Dir. Gregory Dark
Feat. Zach Galifianakis, Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin…; Promising, if incompetently executed black comedy about an angel and devil archetype (Blue and Modine respectively) who spend their days wandering…
Funny or Die Presents (TV Series) (2009): Funnyordie.com's pervasive internet skits and viral comedy clips are repackaged here as a half–hour sketch show, originally broadcast on…
Funny People (2009): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann…; Judd Apatow (KNOCKED UP) helms this muddled comedy about a lonely but successful stand–up comedian (Sandler) who discovers he has an incurable…
Futurama - Into The Wild Green Yonder (2009): Dir. Peter Avanzino; Succinct feature–length animation rumoured to be the final screen outing for the FUTURAMA crew, with Fry, Leela and Bender attempting to stop a…
G-Force (2009): Dir. Hoyt Yeatman
Feat. Bill Nighy, Sam Rockwell, Will Arnett…; Mega–star voiced animated feature follows a group of trained guinea pigs as they go up against a billionaire with plans of…
Gentlemen Broncos (2009): Dir. Jared Hess
Feat. Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Jennifer Coolidge…; Call us biased, but Jemaine Clement is worth the price of admission alone to this zany yet well–aligned comedy from the creator of NAPOLEON…
Ghosts Of Girlfriends Past (2009): Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Michael Douglas…; Rom–com interpretation of 'A Christmas Carol' sees a womanizing bachelor (McConaughey) visited by the ghosts of three ex–girlfriends, who…
Glee (TV Series) (2009-2012): Feat. Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch, Lea Michele…; Gleefully irreverent musical television series following an idealistic Spanish teacher who becomes director of The Glee Club, a musical–choir…
Go Girls (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Anna Hutchison, Bronwyn Turei, Alix Bushnell…; A North Shore equivalent of OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE perhaps, but with considerably less bite, this follows four middle–class 20–somethings as…
Good Guy, The (2009): Dir. Julio DePietro
Feat. Alexis Bledel, Scott Porter, Bryan Greenberg…; Unusually stringent romantic comedy set against the back drop of Wall Street where an offbeat love triangle develops. Dir. De Pietro – a former…
Goods, The: Live Hard Sell Hard (2009): Dir. Neal Brennan
Feat. Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin…; Profoundly vulgar comedy with smooth–talking Jeremy Piven attempting to turn around a struggling car dealership, aided by his crack team of…
Hangover, The (2009): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis…; Endearingly crude buddy comedy focused around a trio of groomsmen who lose the groom in Las Vegas on his stag night, and must retrace their drunken…
Happy Ever Afters (2009): Dir. Stephen Burke
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Sinead Maguire, Tom Riley…; Frothy wedding comedy when a double–booking results in two receptions in the same hotel. A little rough–around–the–edges with…
Haunted World of El Superbeasto, The (2009): Dir. Rob Zombie; Crude R–Rated animation from horror fanatic Rob Zombie (adapted from his own dirty comic) concerns the sex–addicted exploits of a washed…
Heath Franklin's Chopper: Making Deadsh*ts History (2009): Aussie comic Heath Franklin returns as larger–than–life personality Chopper in this standup routine filmed in Pentridge Prison's D…
Hedgehog, The (Le hérisson) (2009): Dir. Mona Achache
Feat. Josiane Balasko, Togo Igawa, Garance Le Guillermic…; Charming, melancholy comedy in which a precocious, jaded 11–year–old from a well–to–do family decides to commit suicide on…
High Life (2009): Dir. Gary Yates
Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Rossif Sutherland; Well–executed crime caper has four laughable lowlifes hatch a plan to rob a series of ATM machines, only for their moronic, stoned–out…
High School Revolution (The Trotsky) (2009): Dir. Jacob Tierney
Feat. Jay Baruchel, Domini Blythe, Emily Hampshire…; Smart teen comedy with Baruchel taking the lead as an intensely politicised high–schooler convinced he's the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky.
Horrible Histories (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Sarah Hadland…; Educational irreverance for kids, offering an unconventional take on history's funniest – and most gruesome – moments in a multitude of…
Humpday (2009): Dir. Lynn Shelton
Feat. Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmor…; Though easily mistaken for another Judd Apatow dude comedy, this hilarious indie bromance about two macho BFs engaged in a dare to go ‘beyond…
Hung (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Anne Heche…; Earthy HBO drama centred around a former high–school sports legend turned middle–aged basketball coach and cash–strapped dad,…
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009): Dir. Nia Vardalos
Feat. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Zoe Kazan; The co–stars of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING strike love again in this ill–fated reunion. Nia Vardalos plays commitment–phobic florist,…
I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère) (2009): Dir. Xavier Dolan
Feat. Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clément…; An angst ridden teen grapples with growing up gay and his neurotic, overbearing mother in this feisty first feature from young French Canadian…
I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer (2009): Dir. Stacey Edmonds, Doug Turner
Feat. Jai Koutrae, Stacey Edmonds, Az Jackson; Sloppy novelty horror in which a tormented cricket player returns 20 years later to hit his former teammates for six. Contains crude cricketing…
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009): Dir. John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
Feat. Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann…; Jim Carrey plays it reasonably straight as a bored Texas police officer whose excursions into petty crime land him in jail, and into the lap of his…
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter; Uneven high school comedy sees a nerd publicly profess his love for the hottest girl in school, only to have her turn up at his doorstep that night…
I Love You, Man (2009): Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones; Hot on the heels of ROLE MODELS, comes another charmingly crude buddy comedy starring Paul Rudd, here as a socially inept nice guy who goes on a…
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2009): Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Andrew Garfield…; Firing on all imaginative cylinders, dir. Terry Gilliam delivers what is possibly his magnum opus – an original, mind–bending fantasy…
Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle, The (2009): Dir. David Russo
Feat. Marshall Allman, Vince Vieluf, Natasha Lyonne; Pleasingly off–kilter indie comedy bares witness to the spiritual crisis of an office clerk who joins a posse of bohemian night janitors who…
In The Loop (2009): Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, Gina McKee…; Crushingly sharp political satire set in the hubbub of Whitehall and Washington, where petty political games are hilariously played out while the…
Informant!, The (2009): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Melanie Lynskey; Frantic and frivilous, yet oddly diverting upscale comedy from prolific dir. Steven Soderbergh, with Matt Damon's bland appeal put to surprisingly…
Invention of Lying, The (2009): Dir. Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill…; Ricky Gervais plays leading man in this romantic comedy, set in a world where everybody tells the truth until a down on his luck writer (Gervais)…
It's Complicated (2009): Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin…; A divorcee romantic–comedy, and a pretty good one, sees Meryl Streep in comedic bloom as her unlikely affair with her brazen ex–husband…
Jennifer's Body (2009): Dir. Karyn Kusama
Feat. Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons…; The screenwriter of JUNO brings her distinctive, know–it–all style to this high–school horror–comedy, in which the sultry…
Joneses, The (2009): Dir. Derrick Borte
Feat. David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Amber Heard…; A seemingly perfect couple and their equally perfect teenagers move into an upscale gated community. The only problem is they're not a family but…
Journey of the Childmen - The Mighty Boosh Tour (2009): Dir. Oliver Ralfe
Feat. Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt; Fly–on–the–wall documentary follows Mighty Boosh comedians Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt through the highs and lows of their…
Julie And Julia (Julie & Julia) (2009): Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci…; The biography of legendary chef Julia Child is puzzingly intertwined with the story of Julie Powell, who in 2002 challenged herself to cook…
K-On! (TV Series) (Keion!) (2009): Based on the popular Manga, this breezy anime series follows five sprightly teenagers who strive to keep their high school music club alive by…
Kathy Griffin - She'll Cut a Bitch (2009): Feat. Kathy Griffin; Sharp tongued stand up from the celebrity skewering Griffin delivered typically perky fashion. Topics of mirth include: Cher, Judge Judy, Griffin's…
Kung Fu Chefs (Gong fu chu shen) (2009): Dir. Wing Kin Yip
Feat. Sammo Hung, Vanness Wu, Cherrie Ying; This gastronomic spin on the martial arts movie lacks the invention or absurdist comedy of GOD OF COOKERY, however still delivers plenty of chopsocky…
Labour Pains (2009): Dir. Lara Shapiro
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Luke Kirby, Cheryl Hines; 'Troubled starlet' Lindsay Lohan stars in this comedy vehicle about a woman who fakes her pregnancy for the perks. Destined for…
Ladies of Letters (2009): Feat. Maureen Lipman, Anne Reid; Marvellous television version of the classic radio play with Lipman and Reid as warring widows engaged in passionate letter writing correspondence,…
Land Of The Lost (2009): Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride; Based on the popular TV series, this prosaic adaptation sees a goofy Will Farrell play a scientist who gets sucked through a time warp into a…
Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009): Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk; Rock roadie Paddy Considine and a would–be hip hop sensation seek out their musical breakthrough at an Arctic Monkeys gig in this improvised…
Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009): Dir. Phil Claydon
Feat. James Corden, Mathew Horne, MyAnna Buring…; Comedy duo Corden and Horne (stars of TV's GAVIN AND STACEY) make their big screen debut as a pair of spotty fools who must defend themselves and a…
Life Coach, The (Le Coach) (2009): Dir. Olivier Doran
Feat. Jean-Paul Rouve, Richard Berry, Annie Marivin…; Affable comedy with a business coach, up to his eyeballs in debt, taking on a most difficult assignment help an irredeemable miquetoast close an…
Looking For Eric (2009): Dir. Ken Loach
Feat. Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop…; With a touch of magic realism, the great British director Ken Loach returns to the top of his game to tell the story of a beleaguered postal worker…
Love Hurts (2009): Dir. Barra Grant
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jenna Elfman…; Richard E. Grant plays a jilted single dad who must join forces with his teenage son in order to win back his awol wife (Carrie–Anne Moss).…
Make The Yuletide Gay (2009): Dir. Rob Williams
Feat. Keith Jordan, Adamo Ruggiero, Hallee Hirsh; Christmas chuckles aplenty as closeted Jordan tries to remain so while holidaying with his parents, unfortunately for him boyfriend Ruggiero has…
Many Kisses Later (Ex) (2009): Dir. Fausto Brizzi
Feat. Claudia Gerini, Flavio Insinna, Silvio Orlando; Breezy rom–com –a smash hit in Italy– follows six couples from Chistmas to Valetine's Day and their various entanglements.…
Marc Pease Experience, The (2009): Dir. Todd Louiso
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick…; Remorseless comedy of the deluded with Schwartzman as a sad–sack limo driver desperate to relive his glory days as a high school music star.…
Margaret Cho: Beautiful (2009): Feat. Margaret Cho; Fearless Comedian Margaret Cho explores the facets of beauty in this bold and raunchy concert film, and classily does so while using almost every…
Matter of Heart, A (Questione di cuore) (2009): Dir. Francesca Archibugi
Feat. Antonio Albanese, Kim Rossi Stuart, Micaela Ramazzotti…; Two men recovering from heart attacks strike up an unlikely friendship in this enjoyably sentimental farce, with much of the humour derived from…
Me Too (Yo, Tambien) (2009): Dir. Antonio Naharro, Alvaro Pastor
Feat. Lola Dueñas, Isabel Garcia Lorca, Antonio Naharro; Affecting tale of a bittersweet friendship between an office worker with Down syndrome and his restless, free–spirited colleague.
Me, Them & Lara (2009): Dir. Carlo Verdone
Feat. Carlo Verdone, Laura Chiatti, Anna Bonaiuto…; Screwy comedy captures the messy familial predicaments a priest encounters upon his return from Africa, his father's new love, his brother's drug…
Men Who Stare at Goats, The (2009): Dir. Grant Heslov
Feat. George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor…; George Clooney stars as a tell–all Special Forces operative in this mind–boggling, fact–based military farce based on the U.S.…
Micmacs (2009): Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Dany Boon, Andre Dussollier, Jean-Pierre Marielle…; The dir. of AMELIE and CITY OF LOST CHILDREN stays true to form(ula) with his visual chutzpah lavished upon another idealised scenario that this time…
Middle Men (2009): Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht…; Darkly funny drama looks at the unsavoury mix of characters who kicked off the internet porn revolution in the mid–nineties. Stylishly done in…
Middle, The (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott; Patricia Heaton (EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND) stars as the tireless mother to three eccentric children and a gormless, blue collar husband (Flynn) in…
Miranda (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Miranda Hart, Patricia Hodge, Tom Ellis…; Quirky comedy based on the semi–autobiographical writings of misfit comedian Miranda Hart. A comedy of awkwardness with slapstick elements…
Modern Family (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen…; The stale family sitcom revived as an Emmy–winning mockumentary, in which the lives of three American suburban broods are hilariously exposed…
Moment of Truth, The (Don McKay) (2009): Dir. Jake Goldberger
Feat. Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue, Melissa Leo…; Quirky thriller with a downtrodden janitor lured back to his hometown by a letter from an old flame but upon his return he soon finds things are not…
Monday Monday (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Fay Ripley, Jenny Agutter, Morven Christie…; Easy–watching ITV series set in the head offices of a struggling supermarket chain, who as a result of down sizing are forced to…
Monty Python - Almost the Truth (2009): Feat. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin…; An all–encompassing retrospective on those Monty Python scalawags, this six–part documentary chronicles the lives and careers of the…
Morris - A Life With Bells On (2009): Dir. Lucy Akhurst
Feat. Lucy Akhurst, Ian Hart, Derek Jacobi…; Gentle, provincial mockumentary follows a newcomer to the 'Morris' folk dancing world as he attempts to controversially transform the traditions of…
Motherhood (2009): Dir. Katherine Dieckmann
Feat. Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver; Uma Thurman is miscast (to amusing effect) as a frumpy, frazzled mommy–of–two juggling the middle–class plight of career aspiration…
My Last Five Girlfriends (2009): Dir. Julian Kemp
Feat. Brendan Patricks, Naomie Harris, Kelly Adams…; Whimsical romantic comedy based on an Alain De Botton novel about a clinically depressed man examining his failed relationships.
My Life In Ruins (2009): Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis; The star of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING has slimmed down and gone to Greece in this well–intentioned yet ultimately limp rom–com, where she…
My One and Only (2009): Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Logan Lerman, Kevin Bacon…; Inspired by the childhood experiences of actor George Hamilton in the 1950s, this bittersweet comedy of some acclaim tells the tale of one mother's…
My Suicide (2009): Dir. David Lee Miller
Feat. Gabriel Sunday, David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway…; A disaffected teenager announces that he intends to document his impending suicide on camera in this heavy handed, if potent youth indie. Built on…
My Year Without Sex (2009): Dir. Sarah Watt
Feat. Sacha Horler, Matt Day; The director of LOOK BOTH WAYS offers a closely observed portrait of an Australian family in this tender–funny comedy of marriage, abstinence,…
Mystery Team (2009): Dir. Dan Eckman
Feat. Donald Glover, D.C. Pierson, Dominic Dierkes…; Goofy comedy with three high school nerds masquerading as detectives who find themselves investigating a murder. Hit–and–miss comedy…
Nativity (2009): Dir. Debbie Isitt
Feat. Martin Freeman, Ashley Jensen, Pam Ferris…; Semi–improvised comedy from the dir. of CONFETTI concerning a jaded teacher who starts a rumour that a top Hollywood agent will be attending…
Neil Delamere - Crème Delamere Live (2009): Feat. Neil Delamere; Filmed at the end of an acclaimed sell out run, Irish Neil’s observational eye and hilarious storytelling are captured in this "laugh out loud…
New In Town (2009): Dir. Jonas Elmer
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jnr.; Formulaic romantic comedy sees Zellweger play a Miami businesswoman who must leave her upscale lifestyle behind when she is sent to oversee a project…
Night At The Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) (2009): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson…; Sequel to 2006 mega–hit NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM sees Ben Stiller return to his role as security guard, this time on a mission to infiltrate the…
No Petrol, No Diesel! (2009): Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse-Otene, Mark Hadlow…; Dir. Harris reunites the cast of THE WAIMATE CONSPIRACY for this spirited sequel of sorts, in which the people of Temuka find themselves battling a…
Nurse Jackie (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Edie Falco; Pitch black comedy follows the everyday travails of the deeply troubled Nurse Jackie as she rails against the insanity of the US Health System.
Observe and Report (2009): Dir. Jody Hill
Feat. Seth Rogen, Ray Liotta, Michael Pena…; Divisive comedy focused on a manic–depressive security guard at a mall who makes it his mission to apprehend an anonymous flasher much to the…
Old Dogs (2009): Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston…; Tepid ‘house–husband’ comedy, with Travolta and Williams flexing their middle aged spread as business partners saddled with the care of…
OSS 117: Lost in Rio (2009): Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin; Bumbling intelligence officer and shameless chauvinist, Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, returns for Brazilian adventures in this bright and breezy spy…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 5 (2009): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Charles Mesure, Antony Starr…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series 5:…
Over the Hill Band, The (Meisjes) (2009): Dir. Geoffrey Enthoven
Feat. Marilou Mermans, Jan Van Looveren; A modest old age delight centred on recently widowed mother who resolves to kick start her middle–aged son's music career by recruiting the…
Packed to the Rafters (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thomson, Jessica Marais…; Fluffy Australian comedy focused around a couple whose plans of finally having a quiet household are destroyed when their three grown children move…
Paper Heart (2009): Dir. Nicholas Jasenovec
Feat. Michael Cera, Charlyne Yi, Martin Starr…; Cutesy indie combination of documentary and narrative as Charlyne Yi travels America interviewing couples about their relationships. Meanwhile,…
Parks and Recreation (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari…; Absurdist comedy set in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana follows the efforts an ever–chirpy bureaucrat as she strives to make the city a…
Party Down (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen…; The brainchild of Rob Thomas (VERONICA MARS) and Paul Rudd, this sometimes bitter, if endearingly humorous series centres on a group of struggling…
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009): Dir. Steve Carr
Feat. Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays; Amiable everyman Kevin James (KING OF QUEENS) plays a security guard who is forced to protect his mall against a bunch of crooks who take it under…
Perrier's Bounty (2009): Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, Gabriel Byrne…; Jovial Irish caper in the vein of Sexy Beast, with Murphy as a petty crim in hock to a local gangster. A talented cast clearly enjoying themselves…
Pete Correale - The Things We Do For Love (2009): Feat. Pete Correale; Charming everyman Pete Correale puts his love–on–the–line in New York City for this hour long stand–up performance, which…
Pink Panther 2, The (2009): Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer…; Steve Martin searches for an artifact thief as he reprises his role as the iconic Detective Clouseau in this sequel to the 2006 remake THE PINK…
Please Please Me! (Fais-moi plaisir!) (2009): Dir. Emmanuel Mouret
Feat. Emmanuel Mouret, Judith Godreche, Deborah Francois; Boudoir laughs a–plenty in this sexy farce from the 'French Woody Allen' as a goofy inventor's date with the President's daughter descends into…
Politically Incorrect Parenting Show, The (2009): Feat. Nigel Latta; Straight–shooting Clinical Psychologist Nigel Latta presents this series that teaches parents parenting tips in a hilariously frank manner…
Post Grad (Post Grad Survival Guide) (2009): Dir. Vicky Jenson
Feat. Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch…; Innocuous dramedy follows the misfortune of an unemployed graduate who is forced to move back home when the economy starts to pinch a…
Prime Mover (2009): Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Michael Dorman, Emily Barclay, Ben Mendelsohn…; Though far from original, this delightful Aussie road movie springs a few surprises in its sometimes–whimsical fable of truck mechanic whose…
Proposal, The (2009): Dir. Anne Fletcher
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen…; America's sweethearts Bullock and Reynolds team up in this tepid rom–com about a driven editor who bribes her younger assistant to marry her in…
Psychoville (TV Series) (2009): Dir. Matt Lipsey
Feat. Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith, Dawn French…; Blacky comic sitcom written by and starring The League of Gentlemen members Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, who each play numerous bizarre…
Puzzle (Rompecabezas) (2009): Dir. Natalia Smirnoff
Feat. María Onetto, Arturo Goetz, Gabriel Goity; Low–key charmer with a bored housewife discovering her freakish aptitude for puzzles and partnering with a rich bachelor for an international…
Rebound, The (2009): Dir. Bart Freundlich
Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha; Catherine Zeta Jones plays MILF to a younger man on the rebound from a failed marriage in this lightweight, passable rom–com.
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Back To Earth (2009): Feat. Richard O'Callaghan, Jeremy Swift, Sophie Winkleman; Reunion of sorts for the cast of the British sci–fi comedy, where the crew of RED DWARF land back on earth in 2009, only to discover they are…
Reggie Perrin (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Martin Clunes, Fay Ripley, Wendy Craig; Admirable remake of the acerbic classic with Clunes in the role of salesman on the edge who as his life slowly crumbles starts to really speak his…
Repo Chick (2009): Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Jaclyn Jonet, Miguel Sandoval, Chloe Webb…; Dubious, if entertainingly scatterbrained sequel to the cult of REPO MAN centres on a blonde airhead who falls in with gang of repossession agents in…
Revenant, The (2009): Dir. D. Kerry Prior
Feat. David Anders, Chris Wylde, Louise Griffiths; Gory buddy–comedy with an undead soldier and his best friend roaming the streets in a never–ending quest for blood. The darker brother of…
Rich Hall - Hell No I Aint Happy Live (2009): Feat. Rich Hall; Recorded at London's legendary Hammersmith Apollo during his sell out UK tour, the acerbic Rich Hall appears for the first time with his jailbird…
Robin Williams - Weapons Of Self Destruction (2009): Feat. Robin Williams; In his first solo special for HBO in seven years, Williams now pushing sixty, shows his mind still moves at it's own unfathomable pace. As manic and…
Ross Noble - Nobleism (2009): Feat. Ross Noble; Spontaneous stand–up Ross Noble lays down his life lessons of 'Nobleism' in this lenghty live concert filmed at the Empire Theatre in…
Russell Peters: Red, White, and Brown (2009): Feat. Russell Peters; Live performance of the Canadian comic from his sell–out Madison Square Gardens show. Peters delivers material from his record–breaking…
Saint John of Las Vegas (2009): Dir. Hue Rhodes
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman…; Steve Buscemi is in his element as an ex–gambler and inveterate loser sent to Las Vegas to investigate a mysterious auto accident. Oddball…
Separation City (2009): Dir. Paul Middleditch
Feat. Joel Edgerton, Rhona Mitra, Danielle Cormack…; Kiwi comedy penned by satirical cartoonist Tom Scott , musing on the struggle of long–term relationships among a group of…
Serious Man, A (2009): Dir. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Feat. Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed; The prolific Coen Bros. get back to their roots with this affectionate, philosophical satire of American Jewishness, set in the suburban midwest of…
Sherman's Way (2009): Dir. Craig M. Saavedra
Feat. James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Michael Shulman; Whimsical road–trip comedy sees an uptight Yale law student (Shulman) hitching a memorable ride with a washed up ski pro (LeGros).…
Slammin' Salmon, The (2009): Dir. Kevin Heffernan
Feat. Jay Chandrasekhar, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jeff Chase…; The 'Broken Lizard' comedy troupe returns with the tale of a brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon, now owner of a Miami…
Smash Cut (2009): Dir. Lee Demarbe
Feat. David Hess, Sasha Grey, Michael Berryman…; Splatter comedy with Hess as horror hack who discovers a way to both gain notoriety and also to keep those pesky special effects costs down.…
Smell of Success, The (2009): Dir. Michael Polish
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Tea Leoni, Mark Polish…; Another quirky character study from dir. Polish this time set amongst the world of manure salesmen, as Billy Bob and Leoni struggle to keep her late…
Solitary Man (2009): Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny De Vito…; Michael Douglas fronts this navel–gazing mid–life drama, about a successful New York businessman whose life begins to unravel after a…
Soul Kitchen (2009): Dir. Fatih Akin
Feat. Adam Bousdoukos, Pheline Roggan, Moritz Bleibtreu…; Light but hearty food comedy from the dir. of THE EDGE OF HEAVEN, about a soulful Greek immigrant who sets about relaunching his failed restaurant…
Splinterheads (2009): Dir. Brant Sersen
Feat. Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald…; Funky comedy in which a hapless slacker has his world turned upside down when a carnival brings a sexy con artist to town
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (2009): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant…; Solid sequel has the girls of St. Trinians on the hunt for buried treasure after discovering headmistress Miss Fritton is related to a famous pirate.
Stephen K Amos - Find the Funny (2009): Before a live audience, Edinburgh Festival stalwart Stephen K. Amos delivers a classic comedy routine of full of wit, charm and 'feelgood' humour.
Subdivision (2009): Dir. Sue Brooks
Feat. Gary Sweet, Ashley Bradnam, Brooke Satchwell…; Workmanlike drama examines the changes a community goes through when developers take over, and in particular the impact on a father and son carpentry…
Suck (2009): Dir. Rob Stefaniuk
Feat. Rob Stefaniuk, Malcolm McDowell, Jessica Pare…; Heady horror–comedy follows the career highs and lows of a struggling band who find unexpected (but fraught) success when one of their members…
Taking Woodstock (2009): Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman…; Dir. Ang Lee painstakingly recreates the age of Aquarius for this sprawling yet tepid comedy based on the 'true story' of a Jewish interior designer…
Tenure (2009): Dir. Mike Million
Feat. Luke Wilson, Gretchen Mol, David Koechner…; Laconic comedy of academic infighting with Luke Wilson as an ennui ridden English Professor hoping to secure tenure and facing stiff competition from…
Tim Minchin - Ready For This? (2009): Feat. Tim Minchin; Back on home turf at the Enmore theatre in Sydney, stand–up piano man Tim Minchin delivers with an all new set of edgy musical–comedy…
TiMER (2009): Dir. Jac Schaeffer
Feat. Emma Caulfield, Michelle Borth, John Patrick Amedori…; A fresh, engaging independent rom–com that posits the invention of a literal biological clock which, when implanted, counts down to the moment…
Titan Maximum (TV Series) (2009): Feat. Seth Green, Rachael Leigh Cook; Offbeat sci–fi spoof from the creators of ROBOT CHICKEN parodies 'Super Robot' serials and other intergalactic tropes with an obscure, but…
Tracing Shadow (Zhui ying) (2009): Dir. Marco Mak, Francis Ng
Feat. Jaycee Chan, Hao Dang, Francis Ng; This batty Ming Dynasty comedy is a worthy throwback to Hong Kong’s campy martial arts movies of the early 90s, with an extravagant blend of…
Trailer Park Boys - Countdown to Liquor Day (2009): Dir. Mike Clattenburg
Feat. Rob Wells, Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay; A final fling for the trailer trash bumpkins, with Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles out of the slammer and battling a luxury redevelopment of their beloved…
Tripod - Live at Woodford (2009): Australian comedy band Tripod perform at the Woodford Folk Festival in a stripped–back performance that loses none of their trademark blend of…
Ugly Truth, The (2009): Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner…; Predictable rom–com stars Katherine Heigl as a single career woman who enlists the help of a chauvinistic advice guru (Butler) to help her land…
Up (2009): Dir. Peter Docter, Bob Peterson
Feat. Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai; Pixar are on top yet again with this inspired flight of fancy, about a widowed octogenarian (voiced by grizzly Ed Asner) and his dream of traveling…
Up in the Air (2009): Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick…; A cautionary business tale wrapped in a frisky romantic comedy, with George Clooney starring as a compulsive traveller whose job it is to dismiss…
Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl (2009): Dir. Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoyuki Tomomatsu
Feat. Yukie Nakama, Eri Otoguro; Another enjoyable stock effort from the makers of TOKYO GORE POLICE et. al, this combines home–brewed splatter, ropey special effects, and…
Wah Do Dem (What They Do) (2009): Dir. Sam Fleischner, Ben Chace
Feat. Sean Bones, Carl Bradshaw, Norah Jones; A young indie musician suffers solo through a disaster–prone Caribbean holiday in this shaggy road movie with a sweetly comic sensibility.…
Walk On The Wild Side (TV Series) (2009): Highly youtube–able, family oriented sketch show with comedians dubbing over footage from the BBC's natural history department.
Whatever Works (2009): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson…; Caustic comedian Larry David teams up with Woody Allen in this cringe–inducing black comedy about a cranky, middle–aged…
Whip It (2009): Dir. Drew Barrymore
Feat. Elliot Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig…; Drew Barrymore's directorial debut is a joyful tale of a small town outsider (Page) who empowers herself through the bruising sport of roller…
Wil Anderson - Wilosophy (2009): Feat. Wil Anderson; Australian stand–up Anderson takes to the stage at the Sydney Opera House to perform his show in which 'no topic is out of bounds'. Thankfully,…
Winning Season, The (2009): Dir. James C. Strouse
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry…; Sam Rockwell carries this warm, if predictable underdog tale of a washed up NBA baller who seeks redemption and an escape from alcoholism by coaching…
Women in Trouble (2009): Dir. Sebastian Guitierrez
Feat. Carla Gugino, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Marley Shelton…; A grungy burlesque comedy set on the fringes of Hollywood in LA's porn industry, this connects stories of wives, mothers and ladies of the trade…
World's Greatest Dad (2009): Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara, Geoff Pierson…; Savage black comedy gifts Robin Williams his best role in years as a struggling writer and poetry teacher whose life is burdened by his insufferable…
Year One (2009): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt…; Jack Black and Michael Cera marginally miss the mark as a couple of cavemen who become unlikely participants in some of history's most pivotal…
Yes Men Fix the World, The (2009): Dir. Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno; The activist pranksters of documentary THE YES MEN direct and star in their own follow–up, which chronicles their continuing adventures as…
Youth in Revolt (2009): Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Zach Galifianakis…; Perfectly typecast, Michael Cera plays an adorable, sexually–frustrated "nice guy" who invents a trouble–making alter ego –…
Zombieland (2009): Dir. Ruben Fleischer
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone…; Deftly funny splatter comedy set in a post–apocalyptic world overrun with – you guessed it – Zombies, has two drifters teaming up…
$5 A Day (Five Dollars a Day) (2008): Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Sharon Stone…; Lightweight comedy with the conservative son of a thrifty conman begrudgingly joining his father on the road –– after being released from…
$9.99 (2008): Dir. Tatia Rosenthal
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Roy Billing…; An unemployed 28–year–old named Dave comes across a booklet purporting the know the meaning of life – and all for $9.99 – in…
27 Dresses (2008): Dir. Anne Fletcher
Feat. Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Edward Burns; Katherine Heigl is a perennial bridesmaid, torn between attending her 28th wedding, and falling in love with her sister's…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 3 (2008): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
A Bunch of Amateurs (2008): Dir. Andy Cadiff
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Derek Jacobi, Imelda Staunton; Affable "backstage" comedy focused on a faded Hollywood action hero (Reynolds) who thinks he's won the prestige role of a lifetime – King Lear…
A Deal Is A Deal (Three And Out) (2008): Dir. Jonathan Gershfield
Feat. Mackenzie Crook, Gemma Arterton, Imelda Staunton…; Quirky Brit comedy sees miserable train driver Paul (Mackenzie Crook, THE OFFICE) discover a novel loophole in his contract: if three people die…
A Film With Me In It (2008): Dir. Ian Fitzgibbon
Feat. Dylan Moran, Mark Doherty, Keith Allen…; Wonderfully droll vehicle for the amiable, slightly–sozzled comic persona of Dylan Moran, who stars as a down–at–heel actor who…
Accidental Husband, The (2008): Dir. Griffin Dunne
Feat. Uma Thurman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colin Firth…; Romantic comedy stars Uma Thurman as a talk–show host who discovers she is somehow married to a man she has never met, and goes on a mission to…
Adventures of Food Boy, The (2008): Dir. Dane Cannon
Feat. Lucas Grabeel, Brittany Curran, Kunal Sharma; HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL alumnus Lucas Grabeel moves centre stage here for this High School family comedy with a mildly bizarre twist – he inherits…
Adventures Of Power (2008): Dir. Ari Gold
Feat. Ari Gold, Michael McKean, Jane Lynch…; Destined for future cult–status perhaps, this upbeat and endearing underdog tale features dir. Gold as a small–town mine–worker…
Albert's Memorial (2008): Dir. David Richards
Feat. David Jason, David Warner, Michael Jayston; Somber comedy in which a war vet undertakes two old friends to fulfill his dying wish – to be buried in the meadow where they fought in 1945.…
An American Carol (2008): Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Trace Adkins, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper…; Latest comedy from hit–and–miss dir. Zucker spoofs on A CHRISTMAS CAROL with his story of an anti–American, Michael Moorish…
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008): Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Georgia Groome, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alan Davies; Louise Rennison’s much–loved youth novel comes to the screen as a sprightly feelgood comedy about a teenager recording the pitfalls of her…
Another Gay Sequel (Gays Gone Wild!) (2008): Dir. Todd Stephens
Feat. RuPaul; Crass follow–up to 'Another Gay Movie' with the group of campy guys returning as college lads on their wild Spring Break where the goal is to…
Assassination Of A High School President (2008): Dir. Brett Simon
Feat. Mischa Barton, Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis…; A high–school reporter investigating the disappearance of missing exam papers uncovers a wider conspiracy in this smart, teen riff on CHINATOWN.
Asterix at the Olympic Games (Astérix Aux Jeux Olympiques) (2008): Dir. Frederic Forestier, Thomas Langmann
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoit Poelvoorde…; Fairly loose adaptation of the original comic follows the oddball duo as they try to win the Olympic Games in order to set their friend up with a…
Baby Mama (2008): Dir. Michael McCullers
Feat. Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear…; This odd–couple chick comedy feels lightweight and ultimately forgettable, however the talents of its two perfectly harmonized stars, Saturday…
Baghead (2008): Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig, Ross Partridge…; The Duplass Brothers deliver on the promise of their debut, THE PUFFY CHAIR, with another no–frills charmer that effortlessly marries assured…
Bart Got a Room (2008): Dir. Brian Hecker
Feat. William H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Chad Jamian Williams…; Unusual teen comedy with school dweeb Kaplan desperate for a date to the prom and given that he's living in a retirement community his chances aren't…
Be Kind Rewind (2008): Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover…; Master of invention and crazy (in a good way) Frenchman Michel Gondry concocts another wacky original, this time centred around a subject close to…
Being Human (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Russell Tovey, Lenora Crichlow, Aidan Turner; Supernatural sitcom has three British twenty–somethings struggling with their respective alter–egos as a vampire, ghost and werewolf.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008): Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Piper Perabo, Andy Garcia…; Cute, comedic tale of self–discovery follows a spolit socialite pooch lost in Mexico (voiced by Drew Barrymore), desperate to find her way home…
Bill Bailey - Tinselworm (2008): Feat. Bill Bailey; The stringy haired BLACK BOOKS star and comic performs his new stand–up routine live at Wembley Arena at the end of his sell–out…
Bolt (2008): Dir. Byron Howard, Chris Williams
Feat. John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman…; Dog–gone charming furball flick about a pampered puppy called Bolt (voiced by Travolta) who stars in his own superhero show and believes his…
Boston Legal - Season 5 (TV Series) (2008-2009): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Bottle Shock (2008): Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman…; Lightly farcical take on the true story of how American viticulture pioneer Jim Barrett broke the French domination of premium wine market (esp.…
Boy Meets Girl (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Alrick Riley
Feat. Martin Freeman, Rachael Stirling
Brendon Burns Live (2008): Feat. Brendon Burns; Controversial comedian Burns performs his stand–up show 'So I Suppose THIS is Offensive Now', for which he won 'The If' award, Britain's…
Brothers Bloom, The (2008): Dir. Rian Johnson
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo…; Fanciful tale of two grifting brothers (Brody, Ruffalo) who, in attempting to ensnare an eccentric heiress (Weisz), fall for both her feminine charms…
Burn After Reading (2008): Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Feat. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt…; Appealing 'dunderhead' comedy from the Coen Brothers that plots an elaborate caper for its A–list ensemble cast, who relish the chance to…
Camp Rock (2008): Dir. Matthew Diamond
Feat. Demi Lovato; Latest kids musical flick from the Disney Channel focusing on a young girl with the opportunity to spend her summer at a top rock camp where she is…
Cashmere Mafia (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Lucy Liu, Miranda Otto, Frances O’Connor…; Short–lived drama series centred on four career hungry New York friends who turn to each other in times of personal and professional crisis.…
Cho Show, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Margaret Cho; Reality–sitcom starring comedienne Cho as she goes about daily life in an industry that doesn't quite understand her and her eccentricities.…
Chris Rock: Kill The Messenger (2008): Feat. Chris Rock; Live from New York, Johannesburg and London, Chris Rock is on fine form as he spouts risque, albeit familiar, observations on interracial and sexual…
Clique, The (2008): Dir. Michael Lembeck
Feat. Elizabeth McLaughlin, Ellen Marlow, Samantha Boscarino…; Tepid high–school flick set around a group of rich New York kids who set out to destroy the 'new girl', only to discover she won't take their…
Comic Genius of Billy T James, The - Legacy Edition (2008): Feat. Billy T. James; Must–have DVD & CD collection of Billy T. James Greatest Hits. DVD includes over an hour of newly released material from the TVNZ vaults…
Complete History of My Sexual Failures, A (2008): Dir. Chris Waitt; Taking self–absorbed, cinema–as–confessional to excruciating extremes, film–maker Chris Waitt turns the camera on himself to…
Cottage, The (2008): Dir. Paul Andrew Williams
Feat. Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith; Splattery horror–comedy in the vein of SHAUN OF THE DEAD follows two mismatched brothers on a bungled kidnapping attempt of a gangster’s…
Country Wedding (Sveitabrúðkaup) (2008): Dir. Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Feat. Björn Hlynur Haraldsson, Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir; Two busloads of wedding guests get lost on their way to the church in this lively Icelandic comedy, improvised and shot on the fly. Farcical and…
Dance of the Dead (2008): Dir. Gregg Bishop
Feat. Jared Kusnitz, Greyson Chadwick, Zoe Myers…; Lean and mean zombie comedy about a plague of living dead who crash the high school prom and the dateless losers who appear to be the only ones who…
Dead Set (TV Series) (2008): Dir. Yann Demange
Feat. Jaime Winstone, Riz Ahmed, Warren Brown…; A bleak send–up of reality TV culture in which a production studio is attacked by zombies during the filming of a fictional "Big Brother" style…
Deal, The (2008): Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, Jason Ritter; William H. Macy penned and stars in this mild showbiz satire, focused on a down–and–out producer who must bluff his way into getting a…
Dean Spanley (2008): Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole…; This Kiwi–British production cross–breed is a charmingly eccentric, surprisingly moving 'drawing room' drama set in Edwardian Britain in…
Definitely, Maybe (2008): Dir. Adam Brooks
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz…; Ryan Reynolds explains his 'complicated' romantic history to his young daughter (Breslin) in this agreeable romantic comedy set against a backdrop of…
Delocated (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Jon Glaser, Nadia Dajani; An anonymous family join the witness protection program after testifying against the Russian mob, only to exploit the situation by starring in their…
Drillbit Taylor (2008): Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Alex Frost; Teen comedy of comeuppance from the Rogen/Apatow hit factory (SUPERBAD/KNOCKED UP) focuses on a group of bullied high–schoolers who hire a…
Dylan Moran - What It Is (2008): Feat. Dylan Moran; Ireland's most beloved comic takes to the stage to perform a rambling, whimsical set in his usual droll and semi–detached style.
Early Bird Catches the Worm, The (2008): Dir. Francesco Patierno
Feat. Elio Germano, Laura Chiatti, Martina Stella; Leaden portrait of the rise and fall of popular Italian disc jockey Marco Baldini who's gambling addiction leads him tom make some decidedly rash…
Easy Virtue (2008): Dir. Stephan Elliott
Feat. Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas…; This breezy, gorgeously detailed period piece features Biel as the world's first female Grand Prix driver, a glamorous city–bred American…
Faintheart (2008): Dir. Vito Rocco
Feat. Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Jessica Hynes; Drab British comedy following a timid sales assistant (Marsan) who must win back his wife after she leaves him because of his geeky obsession with…
Family Guy - Season 7 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 7 episodes: No Meals on Wheels, Boys Do Cry, No Chris Left Behind, It Takes a…
Fanboys (2008): Dir. Kyle Newman
Feat. Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Dan Fogler…; Goofy comedy focused around a group of friends who hatch a plan to infiltrate the Skywalker Ranch and steal an early copy of STAR WARS: EPISODE 1…
Finding Amanda (2008): Dir. Peter Tolan
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney…; No–holds–barred black comedy stars Broderick as a TV producer and struggling addict sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to…
First Day of the Rest of Your Life, The (Le Premier Jour du Reste de ta Vie) (2008): Dir. Rémi Bezançon
Feat. Jacques Gamblin, Zabou Breitman, Deborah Francois…; Five days in the life of an average, functional family form the basis of this universally appealing French comedy spanning the decade of the…
Flight of the Conchords - Season 2 (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…; Second series of the hit musical sitcom starring Kiwis Jermaine Clement and Bret McKenzie as they continue to haplessly chase success in New York…
Fool's Gold (2008): Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson, Donald Sutherland…; Combustable rom–com coupling McConaughey and Hudson reunite for this high seas adventure; he plays a bum treasure hunter obsessed with finding…
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): Dir. Nicholas Stoller
Feat. Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand…; A heartbroken musician takes a Hawaiian holiday in an attempt to get over his TV star ex–girlfriend, only to have her show up at the same…
Four Holidays (Four Christmases) (2008): Dir. Seth Gordon
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall…; A big–named cast round out this festive blockbuster focused on a couple as they struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on…
Freebird (2008): Dir. Jon Ivay
Feat. Phil Daniels, Gary Stretch, Geoff Bell; Three Welsh bikers head to the countryside in search of an elusive cannabis farm, only to have their nice weekend turn into a madcap mission through…
French Film (2008): Dir. Jackie Oudney
Feat. Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Henshall…; Affable British rom–com about a jaded journalist who is forced to reassess his views on romance after interviewing a French…
Futurama - Beast With a Billion Backs (2008): Dir. Peter Avanzino
Feat. Katey Sagal, Billy West, John Di Maggio; The second feature–length movie outing for the Matt–Groening–created FUTURAMA franchise with Leela, Bender and Fry uncovering a…
Get Smart (2008): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson…; The iconic 60's TV show gets a surprisingly belated big screen update as a familiar Hollywood action–comedy – heavier on the action than…
Ghost Town (2008): Dir. David Koepp
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Tea Leoni, Greg Kinnear…; Brit comedy darling Ricky Gervais ventures Stateside for his first leading role in a feature film, playing a misanthropic dentist whose…
Gigantic (2008): Dir. Matt Aselton
Feat. Paul Dano, Zooey Deschanel, Edward Asner…; Whimsical, self–conscious indie comedy about a mattress salesman (Paul Dano) whose plan to adopt a baby from China is interrupted when a women…
Good Dick (2008): Dir. Marianna Palka
Feat. Marianna Palka, Jason Ritter, Martin Starr…; A romantic–comedy fraught with emotional damage, this unique American indie follows the strange yet touching relationship between a troubled,…
Good, the Bad, the Weird, The (2008): Dir. Ji-woon Kim
Feat. Kang-ho Song, Byung-hun Lee, Woo-sung Jung; The high–end stylist behind Korean box office hits A BITTERSWEET LIFE and A TALE OF TWO SISTERS, dir. Kim Ji–woon flavours this eastern…
Great Buck Howard, The (2008): Dir. Sean McGinly
Feat. John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt…; An unsentimental character study of a has–been magician who enlists the help of an eager assistant as he attempts a comeback.
Green Porno (2008): Dir. Isabella Rossellini
Feat. Isabella Rossellini; Conceived, written, directed and starring Isabella Rossellini – adorned in costumed of foam and rubber, this series of vignettes on the sexual…
Grumpy Old Women Live (2008): Feat. Linda Robson, Jenny Eclair, Dillie Keane; The original three cast members of Grumpy Old Women return for one night only at the Richmond Theatre to perform their hilarious show full of cynical…
Hamlet 2 (2008): Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler…; Steve Coogan goes American for this comedy as a failed actor turned high school drama teacher as he tries to stage a musical sequel to the most…
Hancock (John Hancock) (2008): Dir. Peter Berg
Feat. Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman…; Will Smith stars in this action comedy as an unlikely superhero whose sarcasm and destructive ways have put him out of favour with his public. As…
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Sally Hawkins, Eddie Marsan, Alexis Zegerman; An optimistic if not exactly 'feel–good' comedy–drama from veteran dir. Mike Leigh, about a London primary school teacher who greets the…
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008): Dir. Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Feat. Kal Penn, John Cho; Asian/Indian douchbags Harold and Kumar, in search of another high, are arrested and detained in Guantanamo Bay for trying to smuggle a bong into…
He's Just Not That Into You (2008): Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore…; Convoluted ensemble piece based on a self–help book focusing on a group of 20–somethings trying to navigate their way through love's…
Henry Poole Is Here (2008): Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, Adriana Barraza…; Low–key drama centered around Henry Poole (Wilson) a successful man who, upon being diagonosed with a terrible disease, retreats to a small…
Her Whole Life Ahead (Tutta La Vita Davanti) (2008): Dir. Paolo Virzi
Feat. Isabella Ragonese, Micaela Ramazzotti, Giulia Salerno…; A brilliant recent graduate struggles to find work. After falling into a babysitting job, she is introduced by the child's mother to the world of the…
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008): Dir. Cathy Randall
Feat. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Toni Collette, Danielle Catanzariti; Aussie coming–of–age comedy portraying a geeky social outcast encouraged to break away from her restrictive existence by a…
House Bunny, The (2008): Dir. Fred Wolf
Feat. Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Kiely Williams…; Anna Faris stars in this fluffy comedy as a fun–loving Playboy Bunny that gets booted out of the Mansion and finds herself a new home at a…
How About You? (2008): Dir. Anthony Byrne
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton…; Hardcase comedy adapted from a short story by Maeve Binchy, in which a young woman unexpectedly put in charge of a retirement home owned by her…
How To Be (2008): Dir. Oliver Irving
Feat. Robert Pattinson, Rebecca Pidgeon, Powell Jones; Another delayed release for eager Robert Pattinson fans sees the heartthrob play a listless musician living in London who enlists the help of a…
How to Be a Serial Killer (2008): Dir. Luke Ricci
Feat. Dameon Clarke, Matther Gray Gubler, George Wyner…; Droll satire of the motivational speaker circuit with serial killer Clarke leading his proteges through a ten step program on their way to becoming…
How To Lose Friends And Alienate People (2008): Dir. Robert. B. Weide
Feat. Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges…; Rom–com following the fate of a bumbling Brit journalist who struggles to fit into the celeb obsessed world of trash mags after scoring a job…
Humboldt County (2008): Dir. Darren Grodsky, Danny Jacobs
Feat. Jeremy Strong, Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich…; Pleasant, though highly unoriginal dramedy plonks a straight–laced medical student (Strong) in the company of a potty…
I Sell the Dead (2008): Dir. Glenn McQuaid
Feat. Dominic Monaghan, Larry Fessenden, Ron Perlman…; Bumptious horror–comedy of corpses with two beleaguered grave robbers having to contend with the troublesome undead and blood–lusting…
Igor (2008): Dir. Anthony Leondis
Feat. John Cusack, John Cleese, Steve Buscemi…; Gothic animated outing about a hunchbacked lab assistant who wants to become a mad scientist in his own right and win first place at the annual Evil…
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) (2008): Dir. Gabor Csupo
Feat. Eric McCormack, Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta; Biting satirical adult animated feature from the animators of THE SIMPSONS and the creators of DUCKMAN, about a disparate group of immigrants chasing…
Important Things with Demetri Martin (TV Series) (2008): Stream–of–consciousness sketch and variety show from the extremely lovable comedian Demetri Martin, which focuses each episode on a…
Inbetweeners, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison…; Acerbic comedy follows four gawky teenage boys growing up in suburbia experiencing the deep humiliations and relentless disappointments of late…
Invisibles, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Anthony Head, Warren Clarke, Jenny Agutter…; Crooked comedy sees Antony Head (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) and Warren Clarke (DALZIEL AND PASCOE) play two notorious ex–crims struggling with…
Involuntary (De Ofrivilliga) (2008): Dir. Ruben Östlund; A darkly amusing attack on Swedish people's conformity and inclination towards reticence and respect for authority, at least when sober. With many…
Jaquie Brown Diaries, The (TV Series) (The Jacquie Brown Odyssey) (2008): Feat. Jaquie Brown, Madeleine Sami; Pert Kiwi satire series starring former 'Campbell Live' comic relief reporter Jaquie Brown as a self–centred TV reporter attempting to further…
Jason Byrne: The Byrne Identity (2008): Feat. Jason Byrne; One of Ireland's favourite stand ups performs the set from his popular Edinburgh Festival show as well as new material for the dvd, filmed live at…
JCVD (2008): Dir. Mabrouk El Mechri
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, François Damiens, Zinedine Soualem; ‘The Muscles from Brussels’ holds a mirror up to himself in this sly, semi–autobiographical take on the once–famous action star’s…
Jeffrey Ross - No Offense (2008): Feat. Jeffrey Ross; Comedy Central roaster Jeffrey Ross returns to his roots of New Jersey for his first show in his hometown. No one is safe as the unapologetic comic…
Just Add Water (2008): Dir. Hart Bochner
Feat. Dylan Walsh, Danny De Vito, Brad Hunt…; Twisted rom–com centred on a parking attendant existing in a dead–end desert town whose life is flipped around by a shocking event and…
Kevin Bishop Show, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Kevin Bishop; Hyperactive sketch show with the chameleon like Kevin Bishop putting the boot into the entertainment industry delivered in frenetic…
Kung Fu Panda (2008): Dir. Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
Feat. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie…; Spot–on animation featuring a daydreaming panda called Po (Jack Black) that finds his portly middle and lazy ways getting in the way of his…
Last Chance Harvey (2008): Dir. Joel Hopkins
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins…; Simple romance stars Dustin Hoffman as a down–and–out divorcee whose life seems to be going nowhere until he meets the equally…
Last Word, The (2008): Dir. Geoffrey Haley
Feat. Wes Bentley, Winona Ryder, Ray Romano; Quirky black comedy centered on a man who makes a living writing suicide notes for the depressed, and has his life is turned upside down when he…
Laughing Samoans, The - Crack Me Off (2008): Feat. Eteuati Ete, Tofiga Fepulea'i; Latest live recording from Samoan comedy duo Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i as they perform their 'Crack Me Off' show to a receptive Aussie…
Leatherheads (2008): Dir. George Clooney
Feat. George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, Jonathan Pryce; The debonair George Clooney directs and stars in this charming 1920s comedy as a player–coach who gets caught up with a plucky journalist…
Lee Evans Big - Live at the 02 (2008): Feat. Lee Evans; Comedian Evans performs to over 1600 fans at the 02 arena in London, the highlight of a tour spanning 59 performances across the UK's biggest arenas,…
Life's A Zoo (TV Series) (2008): Clever stop–motion parody of the BIG BROTHER reality series, where a group of animals must compete against one another in a series of…
Lipstick Jungle (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Brooke Shields, Kim Raver, Lindsay Price; Sassy, if at times sappy, TV drama based on another Candace Bushnell book (author of SEX AND THE CITY) centred on three NYC gal pals attempting to…
Little Britain USA (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams; Adaptation of the successful Brit sketch show LITTLE BRITAIN sees creators Lucas and Walliams reprise their familiar grotesques in the USA, as well…
LOL (2008): Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Christa Theret, Sophie Marceau; Sassy French comedy stars Sophie Marceau as the loving, long–suffering mother of a rebellious teen lass.
Lost in Austen (TV Mini-Series) (2008): Feat. Jemima Rooper, Alex Kingston, Hugh Bonneville…; Fizzy twist on PRIDE AND PREJUDICE has an ardent Jane Austen fan, living in present day London, swapping places with Austen's fictional creation…
Louise - Michel (2008): Dir. Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern
Feat. Yolande Moreau, Bouli Lanners, Benoit Poelvoorde…; A black comedy treasure about a newly redundant factory worker who hires a dodgy hit man to take out her rich employers. The trouble starts when the…
Love Guru, The (2008): Dir. Marco Schnabel
Feat. Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake…; Mike Myers scrapes the bottom of the barrel for laughs as an American raised by Indian gurus who returns to his homeland hoping to earn big bucks on…
Mad Money (2008): Dir. Callie Khouri
Feat. Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes…; Heist comedy from THELMA AND LOUISE scripter Callie Khouri, centred on a trio of good–girl bank employees that decide to take a walk on the…
Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa (2008): Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…; Delightful sequel to MADAGASCAR with our four crazy Zoo animals bungling their escape plan and ending up in the African plains where they encounter…
Made of Honour (2008): Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd…; Cushy romantic comedy in the spirit of MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, with a wealthy womaniser (Dempsey) asked to be maid of honour for his best chick…
Maiden Heist (2008): Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy…; Agreeable caper with three aging security guards conspire to steal the artwork they're supposed to be protecting. Intended as an affectionate…
Make-Out With Violence (2008): Dir. Deagol Brothers
Feat. Eric Lehning, Cody DeVos; A genuinely odd zombie movie about twin brothers whose teenage girl crush mysteriously disappears one day, only to emerge in a vegetative state…
Mamma Mia! (2008): Dir. Phyllida Lloyd
Feat. Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth…; A knowingly cheesy yet still irresistible movie version of the smash–hit stage musical about a girl trying to find her father before her…
Management (2008): Dir. Stephen Belber
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson; Likable rom–com sees Jennifer Aniston play an obsessively organized woman whose life is thrown into disarray when an employee of a roadside…
Margaret Cho - I'm the One That I Want (2008): Feat. Margaret Cho; Feminist comedy sensation Margaret Cho performs live at The Warfield in her hometown of San Francisco.
Marley and Me (2008): Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane…; Drama/comedy focused on a young newlywed couple (Wilson and Aniston) who decide to buy a puppy and underestimate the incredible impact it will have…
Me Two (La Personne Aux Deux Personnes) (2008): Dir. Bruno Lavaine, Nicolas Charlet
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Alain Chabat; This French farce sets up a straight–laced, friendless accountant for possession by the spirit of an 80s one–hit–wonder, with…
Meet Dave (2008): Feat. Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks; Passable sci–fi comedy starring Eddie Murphy as an alien captain / spaceship disguised as a man in order to hide the rest of his…
Meet the Spartans (2008): Dir. Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Carmen Elektra, Kevin Sorbo; Mind–numbing parody flick taking pot–shots at recent box–office hits and tragic celebs, ranging from the epic 300 to a knickerless…
Michael McIntyre - Live and Laughing (2008): Debut DVD from rising British comedy star Michael McIntyre, recorded during his sold–out run at the Hammersmith Apollo.
Mid-August Lunch (2008): Dir. Gianni Di Gregorio
Feat. Gianni Di Gregorio, Valeria De Franciscis, Marina Cacciotti; A comedy of manners and good taste in form and content, this soulful comedy sets up a middle–aged man forced to play host to a gaggle of…
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day (2008): Dir. Bharat Nalluri
Feat. Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson…; Zippy "roaring 30's" comedy about an unemployed governess (McDormand) who finds a new zest for life and love after accepting a job with a frivolous,…
Momma's Man (2008): Dir. Azazel Jacobs
Feat. Matt Boren, Ken Jacobs, Richard Edson…; A grown man in a state of arrested adolescence stays with his parents whilst on a business trip, and then concocts a series of excuses as to why he…
My Best Friend's Girl (2008): Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Alec Baldwin…; Crass comedy starring Cook as a foul–mouthed 'emotional terrorist' who gets hired to take girls on the worst dates of their lives in order to…
My Friends My Loves (Mes amis, mes amours) (2008): Dir. Lorraine Levy
Feat. Vincent Lindon, Pascal Elbé, Virginie Ledoyen; A buddy movie for middle–aged divorcees, this lightweight odd–coupling follows two Parisian single dads who decide to raise their…
My Spy (My Mom's New Boyfriend) (2008): Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks…; Featherweight comedy–caper concerns an undercover FBI agent (Hanks) whose surveillance of an international art thief (Banderas) is undermined…
Nick And Nora's Infinite Playlist (2008): Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo; "Geeky Dreamboat" Michael Cera is typecast again in this pleasing but trifle indie flick centred around two high school seniors who bond over music…
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, The (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati; Filmed on location in Botswana – a major first for the country, this vibrant, award winning series comes with a hefty line–up of…
One Eyed Monster (2008): Dir. Adam Fields
Feat. Amber Benson, Ron Jeremy, Jason Graham; 'The world is screwed' in this horror comedy, where a cast and crew of a porno film must escape a shape–shifting alien who chooses to posses…
Onion Movie, The (2008): Dir. Mike Maguire, Tom Kuntz
Feat. Len Cariou, Steven Seagal; Lame–duck collection of paint–by–numbers satirical skits, based on the lauded American fake news program 'The Onion,' taking aim at…
Other End of the Line, The (2008): Dir. James Dodson
Feat. Jesse Metcalfe, Shriya , Larry Miller; Bloodless romantic comedy focused around an Indian call centre worker who falls for an American she meets on the other end of the line. Shriya Saran…
Otis (2008): Dir. Tony Krantz
Feat. Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Bostin Christopher…; A cult favourite in the making, this outrageous black comedy is an assuredly twisted, dark and laugh–out–loud funny satire of vigilantism…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 4 (2008): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Antony Starr, Antonia Prebble…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series…
Pain in the Ass, A (L'emmerdeur) (2008): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Richard Berry, Patrick Timsit, Pascal Elbé…; Fast–paced black comedy arises out of an unlikely friendship between a hitman and a depressive who find themselves sharing hotels. Based on…
Peaceful Times (Friedliche Zeiten) (2008): Dir. Neele Leana Vollmar
Feat. Katharina M. Schubert, Oliver Stokowski, Nina Monka; A sweet, if slender trip back to 1960s West Germany, where a mother's mental health issues are remembered from the naive, but loving perspective of…
Picture This (2008): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Ashley Tisdale, Kevin Pollak, Robbie Amell; HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL brat Ashley Tisdale goes bad again for this teen romp, where she must get to a party at all costs despite being grounded. This…
Pineapple Express (2008): Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Seth Rogen, James Franco, Bill Hader…; Surprisingly touching stoner comedy with Seth Rogen and James Franco playing two dudes on the run from corrupt drug lords after witnessing a murder.…
Promotion, The (2008): Dir. Steven Conrad
Feat. Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer…; A meek assistant manager's dreams of managing his very own supermarket are in doubt when a Canadian nice–guy transfers to the store.…
Ramen Girl, The (2008): Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tammy Blanchard; The late Brittany Murphy stars in this fish–out–of–water comedy as an American woman stranded in Tokyo who decides her path in life…
Religulous (2008): Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Bill Maher; 'Good' and 'Evil' are turned on their head (and in their graves) in this provocative docu–comedy following comedian and commentator Bill Maher…
Rhys Darby Live - Imagine That! (2008): Feat. Rhys Darby; Kiwi comedian Rhys Darby, from FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS fame, performs a stand–up comedy gig at LA's El Rey Theatre to an…
Rocker, The (2008): Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jane Lynch…; High energy comedy about a washed up rock star (THE OFFICE’s Rainn ‘Dwight’ Wilson) who decides to become the new drummer for his nephew's high…
RocknRolla (2008): Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton…; Stylephile Guy Ritchie revisits well–trodden territory with this typically tangled crime caper involving a menagerie of seedy opportunists…
Rodney Rude Goes the Growl (2008): DVD of bawdy stand–up comedy performances of prolific Australian icon Rodney Rude.
Role Models (2008): Dir. David Wain
Feat. Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse…; Silly–smart comedy about two immature man–children who choose to be 'big brothers' to two young kids as community service for a minor…
Rosario + Vampire (TV Series) (Rozario To Banpaia) (2008): Tskune accidentally gets on a bus to a school of monsters.
Rudo and Cursi (Rudo y Cursi) (2008): Dir. Carlos Cuarón
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna; The charismatic stars and co–writer of Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN reunite in this biting satire about two brothers from rural stock who have an intense…
Rumba (2008): Dir. Fiona Gordon, Dominique Abel
Feat. Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy; Fiona Gordon and Dominique Abel co–wrote, directed and star in this delightful film about a pair of rumba–loving weirdos whose lives…
Salvation (2008): Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles, Natasha Novak…; Dir. Paul Cox delivers the right amount of tenderness and wickedness in this wry Australian comedy, about a downtrodden husband who cannot connect…
Second-Hand Wedding (Secondhand Wedding) (2008): Dir. Paul Murphy
Feat. Holly Shanahan, Geraldine Brophy, Patrick Wilson…; Sweet–natured Kiwi suburban rom–com that was a surprise hit at the local box office, with large audiences responding to a highly…
Semi-Pro (2008): Dir. Kent Alterman
Feat. Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin…; Static–haired sport jester du jour Will Ferrell stars in this 70s–era basketball comedy about a former disco one hit wonder turned…
Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008): These 50 short, irreverent cartoons from the creator of FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD are nothing new if you're a fan of either show, however the…
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 2 (2008): Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Tandi Wright, Jason Hoyte…; Second series of this un–PC yet tremendously popular Kiwi comedy series tracking the old fashioned teaching methods of Mr Gormsby and his…
Sex and Death 101 (2008): Dir. Daniel Waters
Feat. Winona Ryder, Simon Baker; Reunites the director of HEATHERS with Ryder, its unforgettable teen star, in a neatly smart–alec, if gimmicky, adult scenario comedy. On…
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008): Dir. Michael Patrick King
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon…; Highly–anticipated movie version of the groundbreaking series SEX AND THE CITY, meeting up with the Big Apple's four hottest gal pals Carrie,…
She Stoops to Conquer (2008): Dir. Tony Britten
Feat. Roy Marsden, Polly Hemingway, Susannah Fielding; Recent, energetic TV production of Oliver Goldsmith's famous comedy of manners, which concerns the antics of a society girl who passes herself off as…
Show of Hands (2008): Dir. Anthony McCarten
Feat. Melanie Lynskey, Craig Hall, Stephen Lovatt; Quaint but contrived Kiwi rom–dram set in New Plymouth in which a grab–bag of townsfolk compete for new 4–wheel drive by keeping…
Silent Wedding (2008): Dir. Horatio Malaele
Feat. Meda Andreea Victor, Alexandru Potocean, Valentin Teodosiu; Gentle comedy of a bride and groom whose wedding is interrupted by the death of Stalin, and the period of one weeks mourning effective immediately.…
Simpsons, The - Season 20 (TV Series) (2008-2009): This season had a fast–track release in order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic animated TV Series. It is clear that the once…
Sisterhood (2008): Dir. Richard Wellings-Thomas
Feat. Emily Corcoran, Isabelle Defaut, Graham McTavish…; Ex–pat Kiwi Emily Corcoran wrote and stars in her own Brit–com, playing a Kiwi girl who travels to England to surprise her long lost…
Smart People (2008): Dir. Noam Murro
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elliot Page…; Dunderheaded dramedy focused on a widowed, misanthropic professor (Quaid) who awakens to life again after a hit to the head, only to discover that…
Somers Town (2008): Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Piotr Jagiello, Ireneusz Czop, Perry Benson…; A gentle, winsome offering from dir. Shane Meadows, centred on an unlikely friendship between a shy Polish teen, and a knockabout runaway from the…
Sorry If I Want to Marry You (2008): Dir. Federico Moccia
Feat. Raoul Bova, Michela Quattrociocche, Francesco Apolloni; Supremely frothy comedy about with a man's increasing insecurity about his relationship leads him to propose marriage setting off a comic chain of…
Soul Men (2008): Dir. Malcolm D Lee
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sean Hayes…; Fitfully amusing musical comedy with Jackson and Mac starring as two estranged soul singers traveling cross–country together to sing at a…
South Park: The Imaginationland Trilogy (2008): Three episodes make up this feature length movie from everyone's favourite all–American brats as they enter Imaginationland – a magical…
Space Chimps (2008): Dir. Kirk De Micco; Spirited animation adventure in which a group of monkey astronauts are sent on a wormhole mission to a supposedly uninhabited planet where they find…
Speak To Me of Love (Parlami d'amore ) (2008): Dir. Silvio Muccino
Feat. Silvio Muccino, Carolina Crescentini, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón…; Sasha is a boy in his twenties, deeply loving the beautiful Benedetta, who doesn't seem to recognize his existence. Nicole is a French woman in her…
Step Brothers (2008): Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen…; Taking cheapshots at lacklustre parenting and the common modern phenomenon of pampered adults refusing to fly the coop, this unruly Ferrell / Reilly…
Strange Wilderness (2008): Dir. Fred Wolf
Feat. Steve Zahn, Jonah Hill, Justin Long; Unremittingly stupid stoner comedy about a bunch of losers who go on a search to find Bigfoot in order to save their abysmally–rated wildlife…
Sunshine Cleaning (2008): Dir. Christine Jeffs
Feat. Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin…; Amy Adams lends her considerable charms to this quirky yet easy–going comedy–drama about two sisters who start up a cleaning service that…
Superhero Movie (2008): Dir. Craig Mazin
Feat. Drake Bell; Superhero movie spoof sees an orphaned high school student get bitten by a radioactive dragonfly and gain superhero powers – apart from the…
Surfer, Dude (2008): Dir. S.R. Bindler
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Willie Nelson, Scott Glenn…; Screamingly unfunny slacker comedy starring Matthew McConaughey as a surfer who rejects corrupt sponsorship deals in favour of surfing his summer…
Swing Vote (2008): Dir. Joshua Michael Stern
Feat. Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper…; Undemanding political comedy based around the idea of a dropkick father whose polling booth blunder means he holds the 'swing vote' that will decide…
Synecdoche, New York (2008): Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Catherine Keener…; Screenwriting extraordinaire Charlie Kaufman turns his hand to directing for the first time with another amusing existential conundrum, here enjoying…
Tears for Sale (Charleston and Vendetta) (2008): Dir. Uros Stojanovic
Feat. Katarina Radivojevic, Sonja Kolacaric; The sombre title belies what is in fact a joyously bawdy Balkan fairytale that blends fantastical folklore, striking burlesque visuals and ample…
Telstar (Telstar: The Joe Meek Story) (2008): Dir. Nick Moran
Feat. Con O' Neill, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris…; Suitably poppy biopic of the rise and fall of flamboyant music producer Joe Meek whose pioneering sound experiments briefly made him the toast of…
Testees (TV Series) (2008): Feat. Steve Markle, Jeff Kassel, Kenny Hotz; Manic comedy about two cash strapped slackers who in a moment of clarity decide to volunteer for paid (and potentially painful) medical experiments,…
Three Blind Mice (2008): Dir. Matthew Newton
Feat. Ewen Leslie, Toby Schmitz, Matthew Newton; Playful Australian drama focused around three young Navy officers who hit the town in Sydney for one last night before they're shipped off to fight…
Tim Minchin - Rock 'N' Roll Nerd (2008): Dir. Rhian Skirving
Feat. Tim Minchin; Intimate doco about gifted musical comedian Minchin charting his rise from obscurity in Melbourne to breakthrough at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival,…
Trailer Park Of Terror (2008): Dir. Steven Goldmann
Feat. Nichole Hiltz, Matthew Del Negro, Trace Adkins; Yet another installment in the zombie–comedy genre sees a group of troubled high–school students get stranded in a trailer park occupied…
Tropic Thunder (2008): Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jnr., Jack Black…; Ferociously funny action comedy from actor–director Ben Stiller, following a group of pretentious actors on a mission to create the biggest…
Tru Loved (2008): Dir. Stewart Wade
Feat. Najarra Townsend, Jane Lynch, Alexandra Paul; Recently relocated from San Francisco to conservative suburbia by her lesbian mothers, Tru struggles like all teens to fit in and find love, but her…
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem…; Woody Allen proves he hasn't lost his touch with this refreshing and vital rom–com that follows two American gal–pals who fall for the…
Visioneers (2008): Dir. Jared Drake
Feat. Zach Galifianakis, Judy Greer, James LeGros; THE HANGOVER's Zach Galifianakis stars as a man working for the world's most successful corporation who, when he begins to show signs of stress,…
Wackness, The (2008): Dir. Jonathan Levine
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby…; Smitten with nostalgia for a bygone early–90's New York, this coming–of–age drama follows a listless, pot–dealing teenager as…
Wallace and Gromit - A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008): Dir. Nick Park; BAFTA–winning animation from the unstoppable clay characters of cheese–loving Wallace and his trusty dog Gromit. This time round the…
War, Inc. (War Inc.) (2008): Dir. Joshua Seftel
Feat. John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei…; Hit–and–miss satire with Cusack as a weary hitman sent to assassinate an oil minister in a Middle Eastern country occupied by an American…
Weirdsville (2008): Dir. Allan Moyle
Feat. Taryn Manning, Wes Bentley, Scott Speedman; Delightfully referential black comedy spins a feverishly–paced, zigzagging yarn about a bizarre night in the life of two junkies who mistakenly…
Welcome to the Sticks (Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis) (2008): Dir. Dany Boon
Feat. Kad Merad, Dany Boon, Zoé Félix…; Actor Dany Boon, best known for MY BEST FRIEND, co–wrote and directed this similar comedy about a post–office manager who is, er, posted…
What Happens in Vegas (2008): Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Ashton Kutcher, Queen Latifah…; Inanely amusing screwball rom–com stars Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher as a pair of mismatched strangers forced to endure married life…
What Just Happened (2008): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis…; Robert De Niro is in late–career–best form in this amiable showbiz satire that captures two weeks in the life of a frustrated film…
Wild Child (2008): Dir. Nick Moore
Feat. Emma Roberts, Aidan Quinn, Natasha Richardson…; Fluffy teen comedy focused on a pampered American highschooler shipped off to an English boarding school after maxing out daddy's credit card one too…
Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles) (2008): Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Andre Dussollier, Sabine Azema, Emmanuelle Devos…; A masterful light–footed comedy of the surreal from veteran French dir. Alain Resnais, centered on a missing wallet responsible for triggering…
Women, The (2008): Dir. Diane English
Feat. Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes…; Fluffy remake of the 1930s original focuses on a group of shrieking high–society women who rally together to help their friend deal with a…
Wushu - The Young Generation (2008): Dir. Antony Szeto
Feat. Sammo Hung, Fengchao Liu, Wenjie Wang; Under the auspices of genre legends Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan (in producing role), this standard–issue kung fu flick introduces a bevy a…
Yes Man (2008): Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper…; Jim Carrey plays it straight(ish) as a man who loses his cynicism and compulsion to says 'no' when he signs up for a self–help program that…
You Don't Mess With The Zohan (2008): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Rob Schneider; Banned by censors in Egypt, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, this trademark silly Adam Sandler vehicle stars him as a former Israeli army agent…
Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson…; Latest comedic offering from King of Crude dir. Smith sees two platonic friends (Rogan and Banks) try to earn some much–needed cash by filming…
Zombie Strippers (2008): Dir. Jay Lee
Feat. Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson; No–brainer zombie comedy starring ex–porn star Jenna Jameson as a small–town stripper who catches a leaked government virus which…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 2 (2007): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Further episodes of the critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey, here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
Aaah Zombies! (Wasting Away) (2007): Dir. Matthew Kohnen
Feat. Matthew Davis, Julianna Robinson, MIchael Grant Terry…; After chowing down on experimental goo four friends find themselves zombiefied in this rather sweet horror–comedy. Latest entry in the…
After Sex (2007): Dir. Eric Amadio
Feat. Mila Kunis, Jane Seymour, Emmanuelle Chriqui; Low–budget indie comedy focused on several couples having awkward, post–modern conversations about sex and sexuality. Unfortunately this…
After You've Gone (2007): Feat. Nicholas Lyndhurst, Celia Imrie, Dani Harmer…; Domestic sit–com of an abandoned hubby and father (Nicholas Lyndhurst – ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES) forced to welcome his OTT…
Alan Carr - Tooth Fairy Live (2007): Feat. Alan Carr; Much beloved Brit standup Alan Carr is at his self–deprecating best live at London's Hammersmith Apollo.
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007): Dir. Tim Hill
Feat. Jason Lee, David Cross; Animated/live action update of a much–loved 80s cartoon series, about a trio of singing chipmunk siblings who inadvertently shoot to stardom…
Aqua Teen Hunger Force - The Movie (Colon Movie Film For Theatres) (2007): Dir. Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis; A bizarre contraption of a movie, giving rise to the ongoing adventures of Adult Swim icons Frylock (a box of French fries), Meatwad (a wad of meat)…
Armstrong and Miller Show, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong; Absurdist sketch show breathes new life into a tired format with memorable characters and some grim humour.
Arranged (2007): Dir. Diane Crespo, Stefan C. Schaefer
Feat. Zoe Lister Jones, Francis Benhamou; Kindhearted take on cross–cultural bridge building, in which two teachers of Jewish and Muslim faith form an unlikely, uplifting…
Bad Girls - The Musical (2007): Feat. Sally Dexter; The scandalous TV series BAD GIRLS about woman doing time has been translated to the stage in this musical production filmed at London's Garrick…
Baker, The (2007): Dir. Gareth Lewis
Feat. Damian Lewis, Michael Gambon, Kate Ashfield; Parochial fish–out–of–water comedy places wanted hitman Damian Lewis as the new village baker in a kooky Welsh community populated…
Balls of Fury (2007): Dir. Ben Garant
Feat. Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez; Yet another in a recent wave of "sports spoof" comedies, this one, believe it or not, set in the Asian–infused world of extreme…
Band's Visit, The (Bikur Ha-Tizmoret) (2007): Dir. Eran Kolirin; Sweet and sensitive Israeli comedy following an Egyptian police band who get way laid in a small Israeli town and unexpectedly break down cultural…
Because I Said So (2007): Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Lauren Graham…; A cushy, formulated ‘chick flick’ made–to–order, concerning an over–controlling mother’s attempts to engineer her…
Benidorm (TV Series) (2007-2009): Feat. Steve Pemberton, Siobhan Finneran, Johnny Vegas…; British working class sit–com by the co–writer of THE CATHERINE TATE SHOW, set within an all–inclusive resort hotel in Spain.
Big Bang Theory, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco…; Underdog comedy series centred on two nerdy university physicists whose perfectly structured but socially inept world is challenged when a hot blonde…
Black Snake Moan (2007): Dir. Craig Brewer
Feat. Christina Ricci, Samuel L. Jackson, Justin Timberlake; Christina Ricci stars as a scrawny, Southern–fried nympho whose demons get her deep into trouble in the deep, deep South the minute her doting…
Blades of Glory (2007): Dir. Josh Gordon, Will Speck
Feat. Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, William Fichtner; High–performance sports comedy pairs Will Ferrell and John Heder (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE) as unlikely dance partners determined to save face after…
Blue State (2007): Dir. Marshall Lewy
Feat. Anna Paquin, Breckin Meyer, Nick Ouellette; Politically skewed road movie following an ardent liberal who makes good on a drunken promise to move to Canada if George Bush wins the…
Body/Antibody (2007): Dir. Kerry Douglas Dye, Jordan Hoffman
Feat. Robert Gomes, Leslie Kendall Dye, Frank Deal; An obsessive/compulsive germaphobe's life is turned upside down when he falls for the beautiful seductress who lives next door his apartment. This…
Boston Legal - Season 4 (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Bratz - The Movie (2007): Dir. Sean McNamara
Feat. Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos…; Live–action feature debut for the mega–popular ‘Bratz’ doll franchise and animated spin–off series, bringing to life Jade,…
Breakfast With Scot (2007): Dir. Laurie Lynd
Feat. Tom Cavanagh, Ben Shenkman, Noah Bernett; Tom Cavanagh (from TV's ED) plays up his character's awkward machismo – a closeted sportscaster whose 11–year–old adoptive son is…
Bro' Town - Series 4 (TV Series) (2007): Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland. Series 4 episodes: tba
Broken English (2007): Dir. Zoe Cassavetes
Feat. Parker Posey, Drea De Matteo, Melvil Poupaud…; The usually zany Parker Posey searches for love in this supple, melancholic romantic comedy, here playing a Manhattan thirty–something as yet…
Bucket List, The (2007): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes; Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star in this endearing aging–buddy flick about two terminally ill elderly gentlemen who throw caution to the…
Californication (TV Series) (2007): Feat. David Duchovny, Natascha McElhone; Former X–FILER Duchovny plays a ribald American novelist in the throws of a career and personal crisis; a mid–life funk which draws in…
Camille (2007): Dir. Gregory Mackenzie
Feat. Sienna Miller, James Franco, David Carradine…; A kooky road movie with a macabre twist, Sienna Miller plays a ditzy Southern sweetheart who believes she can change her new petty–crim husband…
Chacun Son Cinema (To Each His Own Cinema) (2007): Dir. Theo Angelopoulos, Olivier Assayas, Bille August; 35 auteurs convey the meaning of cinema in less than three minutes each, in this epic commission to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film…
Chaos Theory (2007): Dir. Marcos Siega
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend…; Ryan Reynolds is an obsessive perfectionist whose precise index–carded existence is turned inside out, with fairly predictable 'chaotic'…
Charlie Bartlett (2007): Dir. Jon Poll
Feat. Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jnr., Hope Davis…; Indie comedy focused around wealthy Charlie Bartlett (Yelchin) the newcomer at Western Summit High who becomes the self–appointed psychiatrist…
Charlie Wilson's War (2007): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman…; Tom Hanks spearheads this crisp, ever–timely political sideswipe, about a real–life Texas congressman who, together with the financial…
Chuck (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Zachary Levi, Adam Baldwin; Affable action series centred on a computer geek recruited into the CIA after inadvertently downloading top–secret government secrets onto his…
Clubland (Introducing the Dwights) (2007): Dir. Cherie Nowlan
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Richard Wilson, Khan Chittenden…; Australian comedy–drama stars Brit Brenda Blethyn (LITTLE VOICE, SECRETS AND LIES) as a bawdy, comedy diva Mum gone downunder, whose midlife…
Comedians of Comedy, The - Live at the Troubadour (2007): Feat. David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk…; Live performance from 14 of today's 'edgiest' comedians at the Los Angeles Troubadour rock 'n' roll club. For aficionados, this is like the 'dream…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 6 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Lawless, John McEnroe and…
Dan in Real Life (2007): Dir. Peter Hedges
Feat. Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook; Sensitively handled indie rom–com starring funny–man Steve Carell (THE OFFICE) as a relationship advice writer who falls hard for his…
Darwin Awards, The (2007): Dir. Finn Taylor
Feat. Winona Ryder, Joseph Fiennes, David Arquette…; Entertaining comedy with the ever–on–the–up Winona Ryder, loosely based around the infamous awards of the same name that celebrate…
Dead and Deader (2007): Dir. Patrick Dinhut
Feat. Dean Cain, Guy Torry, Susan Ward; A referential zombie comedy that is knowingly unoriginal, but serves its subgenre well by splatting the target more often than most in both laughs…
Death at a Funeral (2007): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Matthew MacFadyen, Rupert Graves, Peter Dinklage…; Following the death of his father, Matthew Mcfadyen returns home to the most diabolical of funerals, in this Ealing–inspired comedy of…
Devil Dared Me To, The (2007): Dir. Chris Stapp
Feat. Chris Stapp, Matt Heath; A gleefully irresponsible petrolhead comedy that wears its oily rags on its sleeve, this feature debut from the crazy yet talented boys behind "Back…
Dinner Guest, The (L'Invité) (2007): Dir. Laurent Bouhnik
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Valérie Lemercier, Thierry Lhermitte; The side order of French fries to THE DINNER GAME’s comedic cassoulet, this overly contrived yet lightly amusing farce serves up a…
Dirt (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Courteney Cox; Dark comedic television series inside the life of an influential magazine Editor–in–Chief, Courtney Cox (FRIENDS) power tripping her way…
Doug Stanhope: No Refunds (2007): Feat. Doug Stanhope; Gritty stand–up from hard–as–nails comedian Doug Stanhope, whose heavy–drinking/smoking/drug–taking persona lends to a…
Dr Plonk (2007): Dir. Rolf De Heer
Feat. Magda Szubanski, Nigel Lunghi; Rolf de Heer's lively tribute to the silent era succeeds as an absurdist comedy of pulpy time travel antics: after predicting the end of the world in…
Eagle vs Shark (2007): Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Loren Taylor (Horsley), Joel Tobeck…; Wearing its Kiwi heart on its sleeve to delightful advantage, Taika Waititi's skewed romantic comedy managed to please a crowd both here and abroad,…
Empties (Vratné lahve) (2007): Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Zdenek Sverak, Tatiana Vilhelmova, Daniela Kolarova; This cheeky Czech favourite comically indulges the disobedience of its retirement–aged protagonist, who, after losing his teaching position and…
Epic Movie (2007): Dir. Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Kal Penn, Carmen Elektra, Adam Campbell…; From the makers of SCARY MOVIE and DATE MOVIE, comes a crude comedic attempt at satirizing recent Hollywood films that are epic in scope, reputation…
Evan Almighty (2007): Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham; Noah's Ark–themed follow–up to the successful BRUCE ALMIGHTY. A congressman (Carell) is visited by God (Freeman) and told to build an ark…
Expired (2007): Dir. Cecilia Miniucchi
Feat. Samantha Morton, Jason Patric, Teri Garr…; Idiosyncrasy without the gimmicky weirdness, this hilariously outre indie rom–com stars Samantha Morton as a sheltered, sweet–hearted…
Extras - The Special (2007): Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Clive Owen…; The final feature–length episode of Ricky Gervais's dig–at–the–showbiz–industry series 'Extras.' Now that Gervais'…
Family Guy - Season 6 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 6 episodes: Stewie Loves Lois, Mother Tucker, Hell Comes to Quahog, Saving Private…
Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2007): Dir. Dominic Polcino; Standalone FAMILY GUY parody of pop–cultural megalith STAR WARS finds Peter, Stewie and co. assuming the roles of hero, villain, princess and…
Firehouse Dog (2007): Dir. Todd Holland
Feat. Bruce Greenwood, Josh Hutcherson, Bill Nunn; A pampered performing stunt–dawg from Hollywood goes awol after an airplane stunt misfires and discovers his true calling, living la vida…
Flight of the Conchords - Season 1 (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby…; Local heroes Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie's unique two–man 'digi–folk' routine finds its way onto American screens in this applauded…
Four Last Songs (2007): Dir. Francesca Joseph
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Rhys Ifans, Jena Malone…; A group of British and other ex–pats in Mallocan, Spain decide to put on a piano recital in this fanciful mediterranean drama, with Rhys Ifans…
Frank Skinner - Live (2007): Feat. Frank Skinner; Frank Skinner returns to the live stand–up circuit in this comedy routine performed at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena to a packed out…
Fred Claus (2007): Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson…; Middling Chrissie comedy centred on Santa's troublemaking big brother (Vaughn) and his misplaced attempts to help spread Christmas cheer at the North…
Futurama - Bender's Big Score (2007): Dir. Dwayne Carey-Hill
Feat. Katey Sagal, Billy West, John Di Maggio; Bender the sleazy robot, Leela the (Katey Sagal–voiced) cyclops space–babe and Fry the AV guy perform their satiric spacejinks, breathing…
Gavin and Stacey (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Mathew Horne, Joanna Page, James Corden…; Likeable Welsh comedy following the trials and tribulations of a long distance couple struggling to merge their two worlds when they finally meet.…
George of the Jungle (TV Series) (2007): The Cartoon Network breathes new life into the 'George of the Jungle' story with this stripped back kids animated series. Utilising the same action…
Georgia Rule (2007): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman…; Jane Fonda leads three generations of strong–minded females in this uneasy mix of comedy and drama. Georgia (Fonda), the…
Get Together Dinner, The (La Ceno per Farli Conoscere) (2007): Dir. Pupi Avati
Feat. Vanessa Incontrada, Diego Abatanthono, Violante Placido…; Diverting comedy about three stepsisters playing cupid for their father, a jaded TV star whose career has seen better days. As lacerating as it is…
Go-Getter, The (2007): Dir. Martin Hynes
Feat. Lou Taylor Pucci, Zooey Deschanel, Jena Malone; Coming–of–age road trip drama situated around an inquisitive teen (THUMBSUCKER's Pucci) who throws caution to the wind after a painful…
Good Life, The (2007): Dir. Stephen Berra
Feat. Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Zooey Deschanel…; Professional skateboarder Stephen Berra directs this gloomy indie drama centering on a young outsider who finds solace in old movies while living in…
Good Luck Chuck (2007): Dir. Mark Helfrich
Feat. Dane Cook, Jessica Alba, Dan Fogler…; A fratty and formulaic take on the recent vogue for skewed, matrimonial–themed romantic comedies. Dane Cook plays a guy who not only can't…
Good Night, The (2007): Dir. Jake Paltrow
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow…; Warped amorous comedy focused on a fed–up fella in the midst of a mid–life breakdown (played by Martin Freeman of THE OFFICE fame) who…
Gossip Girl (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester; Flashy teen series centred on a group of well–heeled New York prep school kids whose main focus in life is a blog written by 'Gossip Girl'…
Graduation (2007): Dir. Michael Mayer
Feat. Adam Arkin, Shannon Lucio, Riley Smith…; Teen heist flick concerns a quartet of college friends on the brink of graduation who try to pull off a risky bank job to help fund cancer treatment…
Grand, The (2007): Dir. Zak Penn
Feat. Woody Harrelson, David Cross, Dennis Farina…; Spontaneous ensemble comedy centred on a reckless gambler (Harrelson) trying to save his grandpa's casino by beating a raft of sneaky Vegas Poker…
Greek (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Scott Michael Foster, Spencer Grammer; Outlandish comedy series focused on a former high school geek who decides to cast off his dorky former self and pledge a fraternity at college…
Grow Your Own (The Allotment) (2007): Dir. Richard Laxton
Feat. Eddie Marsan; Delightful, benevolent comedy sees an eccentric group of British gardeners have their carefree days of tending community plots interrupted by a…
Hairspray (2007): Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken…; Sweet, plump Tracey Turnblad (newcomer Nikki Blonsky) twists and do–wops her way into her own dream – a place in the core cast of the…
Hank and Mike (2007): Dir. Matthew Klinck
Feat. Chris Klein, Joe Mantegna, Boyd Banks; Seedy comedy in which two down–and–out best buddies, in danger of losing their jobs as 'Easter Bunnies' spreading holiday cheer attempt…
Happily Never After (Happily N'Ever After) (2007): Dir. Paul Bolger, Yvette Kaplan
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jnr.; Plundering another beloved storybook fable, this CGI fairytale remixes the Cinderella fairytale by omitting the crucial role of the wizard, giving…
He Was a Quiet Man (2007): Dir. Frank A. Cappello
Feat. Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy; With his best role in donkey's years, Christian Slater stars in this bleakly satirical drama as a frustrated loner who decides to take out his anger…
Heartbreak Kid, The (2007): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jerry Stiller, Michelle Monaghan…; Rude, crude, heartily "Farrelly–ised" remake of the 1972 classic about a man who marries too fast, meeting his ideal woman while on honeymoon.…
Horton Hears a Who! (2007): Dir. Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino; A Dr. Seuss animation favourite gets a fresh lick of paint thanks to the wonders of modern animation and the makers of ICE AGE, in this imaginative…
Hot Fuzz (2007): Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman…; A tour de force of comedy from the creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and TV's "Spaced", this fills every corner of its big widescreen with better jokes,…
Hot Rod (2007): Dir. Akiva Schaffer
Feat. Andy Samberg, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane…; Believing he is the long–lost son of an Evel Knievel offsider, Saturday Night Live alumnus Andy Samburg (LAZY SUNDAY) plays an…
I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Jon Lovitz…; Snappy and sweet romantic comedy with a moralistic bent directed by Amy Heckerling (CLUELESS) in which a divorcee career woman (Pfeiffer) attempting…
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Jessica Biel…; Broad 'dude' comedy effort from Adam Sandler (and co.) in which a very het. New York City fireman marries his best buddy to benefit from benefit…
I Really Hate My Job (2007): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Neve Campbell, Shirley Henderson, Alexandra Maria Lara; Character–driven comedy focused around a group of frustrated artsy–types working at a restaurant in London's fashionable Soho district…
iCarly (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Kress; Excellent Nickolodeon show focused around teenaged Carly (Cosgrove) and her friends, who create their own web show based around their lives. Acute…
In Search Of A Midnight Kiss (2007): Dir. Alex Holdridge
Feat. Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds, Brian McGuire; Restoring our faith in the unreliable indie rom–com genre, this terrific example takes place on New Years Eve in Los Angeles, where two…
In the Land of Women (2007): Dir. Jon Kasdan
Feat. Olympia Dukakis, Meg Ryan, Kristen Stewart…; Relationship drama centering on struggling writer Adam Brody (THE OC) and the neighbouring family of women he encounters when he moves in with his…
Inner Life of Martin Frost, The (2007): Dir. Paul Auster
Feat. David Thewlis, Irene Jacob, Michael Imperioli…; Philosophy–lite drama gets inside the head of a retreating novelist (Thewlis) suffering from writer’s block who gets reinvigorated by a…
Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007): Dir. Jamie Babbitt
Feat. Melonie Diaz, Nicole Vicius, Guinevere Turner; Rousing comedy of radical feminism from dir. Babbit (BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER) follows the indoctrination of a naïve lesbian (Diaz) who falls in with…
Jeff Dunham - Spark of Insanity (2007): Feat. Jeff Dunham; Stand–up sensation Dunham performs a set with a suitcase full of 'characters' – intricately designed puppets – who he works into…
Juno (2007): Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner…; Upstart indie comedy that broke wide into the mainstream, this packages up Gen–Y angst and 'riot–grrl' attitude into a commercially…
Just Buried (2007): Dir. Chaz Thorne
Feat. Rose Byrne, Jay Baruchel, Graham Greene; Unrepentant dark comedy focused on a young man inheriting a struggling funeral home who tries to drum up some business by killing off the town…
Kickin' It Old School (2007): Dir. Harvey Glazer
Feat. Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos, Michael Rosenbaum…; Daft retro–comedy concerning a break dancer from 1986 (Kennedy) falling into a coma, only to wake up 20 years later into a world that has…
King Of California (2007): Dir. Mike Cahill
Feat. Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood; Quirky comedy sees Michael Douglas play a recently released mental–patient who tries to rally his emancipated teenage daughter (Wood) into…
King of Kong, The (A Fistful of Quarters) (2007): Dir. Seth Gordon; Hilarious insight into the rarefied world of competitive video gaming, and a showdown (of sorts) for the crown of achieving the world's highest score…
Kiwi Tonguer (2007): A good keen stand–up comedy routine from Mark de Lacy (Newstalk ZB's regular satirist) as featured at the International Comedy Festival in…
Knocked Up (2007): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd…; The creators of THE 40–YEAR–OLD VIRGIN tackle the potential hilarity of a one–night–stand pregnancy, and the ensuing…
Kung Fu Dunk (Gong fu guan lan) (2007): Dir. Yen-ping Chu
Feat. Charlene Choi, Jay Chou, Eric Tsang…; Inane sporting comedy about a skilled martial artist recruited to play basketball at the local university in return for help in finding his birth…
Lars and the Real Girl (2007): Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer…; Ryan Gosling plays an awkward loner who enters into a courtship with a life–size, anatomically–correct sex doll in this…
Laughing Samoans, The - Off Work (2007): Feat. Eteuati Ete, Tofiga Fepulea'i; Comedy duo Tofiga Fepulea'i and Eteuati Ete present their latest show, 'Off Work', live from the 'Concert Hall of QPAC' in Brizzie. They…
Lessons in Chocolate (Lezioni di Cioccolato) (2007): Dir. Claudio Cupellini
Feat. Luca Argentero, Violante Placido, Neri Marcore…; A building contractor on the verge of closing his biggest deal to date finds his future jeopardized when an illegally hired worker is injured on the…
Librarians, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Robyn Butler, Wayne Hope; Off–centre Aussie mocko series centred on a diverse group of suburban librarians (including a bigoted head librarian, racy kids corner…
License to Wed (2007): Dir. Ken Kwapis
Feat. Robin Williams, Mandy Moore; Robin Williams flounders as a Reverend whose mandate to reduce the nation’s escalating divorce rate gives rise to a boot–camp for engaged…
Living Wake, The (2007): Dir. Sol Tryon
Feat. Mike O'Connell, Jesse Eisenberg, Jim Gaffigan; Literate and defiantly non–conformist, this snob comedy about an eccentric failure in the arts and his rickshaw…
Love and Other Disasters (2007): Dir. Alek Keshishian
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Orlando Bloom, Gwyneth Paltrow…; London–based It–girl gets buff boy, despite a case of mistaken sexuality, in this pretty piece of fashion–mag fluffola which owes…
Magicians (2007): Dir. Andrew O'Connor
Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb; British comedy in which two bumbling, rival illusionists square off in a high–stakes magic competition. Strictly for fans of Channel 4’s…
Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007): Dir. Nobuo Mizuta
Feat. Sadao Abe, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi; An oddball slice of Japanese farce following an obsessed fan of geisha who competes with a fellow fan to win the affections of the girls at a geisha…
Mama's Boy (2007): Dir. Tim Hamilton
Feat. Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels…; Antic comedy stars Jon Heder as a spoiled 29–year–old man–child hellbent on sabotaging his mother's (Keaton) budding relationship…
Marigold (2007): Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Ali Larter, Salman Khan; Lively account of an American actress stranded in Bombay who finds herself caught up in the glitz and glamour of Bollywood. Jaunty clash of cultures…
Martian Child (2007): Dir. Menno Meyjes
Feat. John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet; Nicely judged performances from a quality cast lend weight to this rather feathery, maudlin tale of a lonely sci–fi author who adopts an…
Meet Bill (2007): Dir. Melisa Wallack, Bernie Goldmann
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Alba…; Discomforting mid–life comedy with Eckhart as a hen–pecked husband who vicariously rebels through his mentoring of a troubled teen.…
Metro (2007): Dir. Anurag Basu
Feat. Shilpa Shetty, Irfan Khan; Talk–of–the–town Shilpa Shetty (of Big Brother and Richard Gere controversy) plays a dissatisfied housewife in this collective of…
Mind the Gap (Se upp för dårarna) (2007): Dir. Helena Bergstrom; Feelgood coming–of–age comedy drama focused on two twenty–somethings from different backgrounds who form a solid friendship when…
Moliere (2007): Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante…; Jaunty period rom–com in the spirit of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE speculates on the creative catalysts for the comic masterpieces of famed French…
Moving Mcallister (2007): Dir. Andrew Black
Feat. Mila Kunis, Jon Heder, Rutger Hauer…; By–numbers road trip comedy in which a squeaky–clean law firm intern drives his boss's niece (THAT 70S SHOW's Kunis) cross–country,…
Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Emma de Caunes, Willem Dafoe…; Rubber–faced Rowan Atkinson returns to the big–screen with the bumbling Bean, his most accessible, successful comic hero. This time…
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007): Dir. Zach Helm
Feat. Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman…; Elves–in–the–toyshop fantasy with Dustin Hoffman as Mr. Magorium, the kindly, Wonka–esque, owner of a magical toy…
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007): Dir. Billie Eltringham
Feat. Catherine Tate, Iain Glen, Brittany Ashworth; 60s–era Brit comedy following the middle–class Ratcliffe family, who move from their comfortable Yorksire home to East Germany in live…
Murder Party (2007): Dir. Jeremy Saulnier
Feat. Alex Barnett, Macon Blair, Paul Goldblatt…; Fairly wretched horror comedy about a loner who crashes a Halloween party and finds himself at the mercy of a group of deranged NY artists determined…
My Name Is Bruce (2007): Dir. Bruce Campbell
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Grace Thorsen, Ted Raimi…; Cult favourite B–grade actor Campbell is kidnapped by a misguided fan who expects him to save the world from very real monsters in this…
Nanny Diaries, The (2007): Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti…; The everhot Scarlett Johansson plays an accidental nanny to Mr and Mrs X of that peculiar breed, the Upper East Sider, in this lightly…
Night Bus (Notturno Bus) (2007): Dir. Davide Marengo
Feat. Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Valerio Mastandrea; Fast paced comedy/thriller follows the misadventures of a petty thief, who gets more than she bargained for when she comes into possession of a…
Nina's Heavenly Delights (2007): Dir. Pratibha Parmar
Feat. Shelley Conn, Laura Fraser; Comical and touching story of a Glaswegian cook who falls in love with a restaurant owner and together attempt to save a floundering restaurant by…
No Reservations (2007): Dir. Scott Hicks
Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin; US remake of German foodie rom–com MOSTLY MARTHA that’s inferior to its predecessor, yet appetizing enough in garnish (attractive…
Nobel Son (2007): Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy…; Peppy crime caper about a recent Nobel Prize winner whose son is kidnapped and ransomed for the $2 million prize money. Directed with whiz, pop,…
Noise (2007): Dir. Henry Bean
Feat. Tim Robbins, Bridget Moynahan, William Hurt…; Irreverent black comedy stars Tim Robbins as an outraged citizen impelled to take a stand against the daily irritation of New York noise…
Norbit (2007): Dir. Brian Robbins
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Thandiwe Newton, Cuba Jr. Gooding; Bottom–of–the–barrel vehicle for the once–funny Eddie Murphy sees the actor scrape out the remains of a thousand disposed…
O'Horten (2007): Dir. Bent Hamer
Feat. Baard Owe, Ghita Norby; The director of KITCHEN STORIES follows up with another comic delicacy about a 67–year–old engineer and his oddly challenging quest to…
Ocean's Thirteen (Ocean's 13) (2007): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon…; Another high–rolling casino caper from ringmaster Soderbergh, this third flutter on the heist franchise retains his original debonair cast in a…
Om Shanti Om (2007): Dir. Farah Khan
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone; From the dir. of MAIN HOON NA, this super–lush, mega–lavish Bollywood spectacular tells the story of a love that overcomes death (through…
Out at the Wedding (2007): Dir. Lee Friedlandler
Feat. Andrea Marcellus, Desi Lydic, Charlie Schlatter…; Light romantic comedy of mistaken identities, where a woman who is engaged to a black man "comes out" to her conservative South Carolina family to…
Outnumbered (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Claire Skinner, Hugh Dennis, Tyger Drew-Honey; Partly–improvised UK comedy gem takes a microscope to parenthood via the daily life of a couple bringing up three young children. The…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 3 (2007): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series…
Paul Mooney: Know Your History (2007): Feat. Paul Mooney; Mooney launched his stand–up career from a bit part in the DAVE CHAPPELLE SHOW, and this features his routine circa 2007. Chiefly concerned…
Persepolis (2007): Dir. Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud; Exceptional black–and–white animated feature for adults based on the autobiographical graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, who grew up in…
Peter Serafinowicz Show, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Peter Serafinowicz; Sketch show sees Brit comic Serafinowicz (of SPACED and SHAUN OF THE DEAD fame) gently mock showbiz and pop culture, with acute observational prowess…
Pretender, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Bob MacLaren; Acclaimed Kiwi mocko series centred on a self–serving New Zealand MP weaselling his way from the overlooked bank bench into second in charge of…
Prince and the Pauper, The (A Modern Twain Story) (2007): Dir. James Quattrochi
Feat. Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Vincent Spano…; Identical Sprouse twins (THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK AND CODY) team up again in this modern take on the classic Twain story as two wayward boys from…
Pushing Daisies (TV Series) (2007-2008): Feat. Anna Friel, Jim Dale, Ellen Greene…; Quirksome comedy series focused on a guy with the awkward gift of being able to bring the dead back to life for one minute, any longer and someone…
Ratatouille (2007): Dir. Brad Bird; Another Pixar masterpiece from the genius creator of THE INCREDIBLES, this follows Remy, a French country rat, who pursues his dream of culinary…
Rats and Cats (2007): Dir. Tony Rogers
Feat. Jason Gann; Warped black comedy from the makers of strange comedy series WILFRED, tracking down a talentless retired movie star, 'Darren McWarren', who retreats…
Razzle Dazzle (2007): Dir. Darren Ashton
Feat. Kerry Armstrong, Ben Miller, Tara Morice…; Family–friendly Australian mockumentary goes behind the scenes of kids’ dance competitions, spinning the BEST IN SHOW concept to reasonably…
Reno 911! Miami (2007): Dir. Ben Garant
Feat. Carlos Alazraqui, Mary Birdsong, Ben Garant; Intentionally over–the–top comedy about a motley crew of cops; based on the Comedy Central TV show this is probably best understood as an…
Ricky Gervais - Fame (2007): Feat. Ricky Gervais; Ricky Gervais’ third standup outing is a punchy swipe at status, celebrity and his own astronomical success. Ironic, funny, but not necessarily…
Rocket Science (2007): Dir. Jeffrey Blitz
Feat. Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, Denis O'Hare…; Pointy–headed comedy from the dir. of the documentary SPELLBOUND that switches the subject to high–school debating, and the travails of…
Ross Noble - Fizzy Logic (2007): Feat. Ross Noble; Surrealist comedian Ross Noble attempts to explain his logic to an audience of Australians in this often improvised two–hour stand–up…
Ruddy Hell! It's Harry & Paul (TV Series) (Harry & Paul) (2007): Feat. Paul Whitehouse, Harry Enfield; Sketch comedy show reuniting compadres Whitehouse and Enfield who achieved great success with HARRY ENFIELD & CHUMS in the 1990s. Although this has…
Rude Awakenings (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Danielle Cormack, Patrick Wilson; Polished, darkly tinged suburban satire between a grassroots Kiwi family and their new latte–slurping neighbours, who declare warfare in the…
Rules of Engagement (TV Series) (2007): Feat. David Spade, Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price…; Formulaic sitcom starring the irksome David Spade that revolves around the romantic complications of two couples and their single friend, all at…
Run Fatboy Run (2007): Dir. David Schwimmer
Feat. Simon Pegg, Thandiwe Newton, Hank Azaria…; A relatively mainstream Brit rom–com from co–writer Simon Pegg (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ) who here stars as a 'runaway groom' who…
Rush Hour 3 (2007): Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan; Action pals Tucker and Chan are back for all–new buddy–cop Asian fusion antics – and are transplanted to gay Paris to fight the Triads.…
Russell Brand - Doing Life Live (2007): Feat. Russell Brand; Filmed at the Hackney Empire during his 2007 tour, this is 'cheeky' Brand at his most freewheeling, with much of the set clearly improvised. His…
Samantha Who? (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Christina Applegate, Jennifer Esposito, Kevin Dunn; Hit–and–miss sitcom focused around a woman suffering from amnesia (Applegate) who must piece together bits of her past in order to…
Sarah Silverman Program, The (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Sarah Silverman; Controversial comedienne Silverman's sitcom is considerably more wholesome than her stand up show, but it still pushes the envelope in an often…
Satisfaction (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Kestie Morassi, Diana Glenn, Bojana Novakovic…; Intelligent, ASTRA award–winning Australian drama series focusing on a group of beautiful women who work in a high–class brothel in…
School For Scoundrels (2007): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Michael Clarke Duncan…; Jon Heder changes gears slightly from his breakout NAPOLEON DYNAMITE schtick for this screwball comedy as a young hapless chap who enrolls in a charm…
Sean Hughes Live - The Right Side of Wrong (2007): Forty–something Irishman Sean Hughes wrings comedy out of the youth, does impersonations, and makes other astute and largely un–clichéd…
Shall We Kiss? (Un baiser s'il vous plaît) (2007): Dir. Emmanuel Mouret
Feat. Virginie Ledoyen, Emmanuel Mouret, Julie Gayet; Delicate French comedy focused on two strangers who share a romantic evening but stop short of a kiss on her opinion that there is no such thing 'as…
Shanghai Kiss (2007): Dir. Kern Konwiser, David Ren
Feat. Ken Leung, Hayden Panettiere, Joel David Moore; Cross–cultural rom–com follows a struggling Chinese–American actor (Leung) who must choose between his Shanghai roots or his…
Shoot 'em Up (2007): Dir. Michael Davis
Feat. Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci; Clive Owen delivers a baby and some good one–liners, as well as the thrills the title promises, in this loud, obnoxious, wildly adrenalised…
Simpsons Movie, The (2007): Dir. David Silverman; Big–screen debut of America’s yellowiest suburban family, with Homer inadvertently causing an ecological meltdown that threatens Marge, Bart,…
Sleuth (2007): Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Michael Caine, Jude Law; Sleek Harold Pinter–written remake of 1972 character–driven thriller ratchets up the menace, pitting cuckolded crime writer Michael Caine…
Smother (2007): Dir. Vince Di Meglio
Feat. Diane Keaton, Dax Shepard, Liv Tyler; Familiar yet likeably light–hearted family comedy about an unemployed therapist whose day from hell ends in the discovery of his nauseatingly…
Son of Rambow (2007): Dir. Garth Jennings
Feat. Bill Milner, Neil Dudgeon, Jessica Stevenson…; Typically quirky and satisfying British family film about a young boy who befriends and collaborates with the school trouble–maker to make…
Sparkle (2007): Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head…; Easy–going Brit comedy about a ruthless young go–getter (Evans) whose career in public relations is turned upside down when the girl of…
St Trinian's (2007): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Lena Headey…; Worthy, updated version of the cheeky Brit comedy set in a school of badly behaved misfits bent on saving their risqué educational institution from…
Star Wars: Robot Chicken Special (2007): Dir. Seth Green; 'Adult Swim' stop–motion satire created by Seth Green (AUSTIN POWERS) expounding on the 'Star Wars' segments from the show 'Robot Chicken'…
Stardust (2007): Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer…; An elaborate and wildly entertaining fairytale adventure from the imagination of British fantasy maestro, Neil Gaiman (MIRROR MASK), this tones down…
Starveillance (TV Series) (2007): Rapid–fire Claymation series lining up easy celeb targets in short skits and mocking them senseless. From the creators of CELEBRITY…
Summer Heights High (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Chris Lilley; Fabulous Australian high–school mockumentary created by the boundlessly gifted and versatile Chris Lilley (WE CAN BE HEROES), who this time…
Super High Me (2007): Dir. Michael Blieden; Stand–up comedian Doug Benson decides to smoke (and eat) marijuana for 30 days straight and chronicle the side effects in this SUPER SIZE ME…
Superbad (2007): Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse…; Bawdy teen sex comedy from the hormonal minds behind THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN, concerning that age–old rites–of–passage: getting laid…
Suso's Tower (La Torre de Suso) (2007): Dir. Tom Fernández
Feat. Javier Camara, Gonzalo de Castro, César Vea; Forced to return to his native Spain following the death of a friend, a hard–living man decides to fulfill his dead mate’s dream of…
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman…; Johnny Depp is centre stage once again for dir. Tim Burton in this fiendish screen rendition of Stephen Sondheim's twisted musical about a…
Sydney White (Sydney White and the Seven Dorks) (2007): Dir. Joe Nussbaum
Feat. Amanda Bynes, Sara Paxton; Favourable contemporary take on the 'Snow White' fairytale, with a fed–up college freshman (Amanda Bynes) commandeering seven geeky guys to…
Teeth (2007): Dir. Mitchell Lichtenstein
Feat. Jess Weixler; Squeamishly entertaining horror centred on a sweet high school virgin who discovers she has a set of mutant teeth between her legs, the perfect…
Ten Inch Hero (2007): Dir. David Mackay
Feat. Sean Patrick Flanery, Clea Duvall, Jensen Ackles; Ensemble comedy focused around a group of twenty–something drifters who spend much of their time waxing lyrical about life and love at a…
Ten, The (2007): Dir. David Wain
Feat. Paul Rudd, Liev Schreiber, Gretchen Mol…; Off–the–wall and often outrageous star–studded comedy from the dir. of the cult classic WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER that devises a…
Then She Found Me (2007): Dir. Helen Hunt
Feat. Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth…; Rom–com focused on a woman (portrayed and directed by a wrinkles–and–all Helen Hunt) dealing with a perplexing mid–life…
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (TV Series) (2007): Feat. John C. Reilly, Al Yankovic; From the makers of TOM GOES TO THE MAYOR this bizarre 'adult swim' comedy sketch show with a unique sense of humour incorporates live action and…
Tim Minchin - So Live (2007): Ivory–thumping musical comedian Tim Minchin brings his glam/camp version of rock standup to the live stage. Mixing the political and the deeply…
Tonight, I'll Sleep At Yours (Ce Soir, Je Dors Chez Toi) (2007): Dir. Olivier Baroux
Feat. Jean-Paul Rouve, Mélanie Doutey, Kad Merad; Feather–light French comedy scripted around a stubborn commitment–phobe who goes to desperate extremes to retain both his freedom and…
Towelhead (Nothing Is Private) (2007): Dir. Alan Ball
Feat. Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette…; The writer of AMERICAN BEAUTY and SIX FEET UNDER brings an acclaimed novel to the screen in this dark and uncomfortable suburban drama focused on a…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 7 (TV Series) (2007): A gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer park, mainly two petty…
Twice Upon a Time (Désaccord parfait) (2007): Dir. Antoine de Caunes
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Charlotte Rampling, Isabelle Nanty…; Agreeable Pan–Euro comedy recounting what happens when a former showbiz couple – a director and his actress muse – reunite thirty years…
Two Days in Paris (2 Days in Paris) (2007): Dir. Julie Delpy
Feat. Julie Delpy, Adam Goldberg; Delightful, self–starring directorial debut from Julie Delpy about an angsty Franco–American couple who drop in to visit her very…
Valentine Carol, A (2007): Dir. Mark Jean
Feat. Emma Caulfield, Barbara Niven; A divisive radio host unlucky in love is granted a visit by three ‘spirit’ boyfriends in this Dickens–inspired romance. Based on ‘A…
Visit, The (TV Series) (2007): Dir. Tony Dow
Feat. John Henshaw; British comedy series set entirely within the visiting room of a prison, following various eccentric inmates and their visiting relatives.
Waitress (2007): Dir. Adrienne Shelly
Feat. Keri Russell, Nathan Fillion, Adrienne Shelly…; Keri Russell plays a small–town diner waitress and pie expert, stuck with (and knocked up by) the wrong man – her scary redneck husband…
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007): Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, David Krumholtz…; Uber–comedy scribe Judd Apatow sends up the recent spate of musical biopics, with John C. Reilly posing as the film's titular, hard livin' rock…
Watching the Detectives (2007): Dir. Paul Soter
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu; Screwball comedy sees geeky noir–loving video store clerk (Cillian Murphy) taking a walk on the wild side after an ebullient femme fatale (Lucy…
We're Here to Help (2007): Dir. Jonothan Cullinane
Feat. Erik Thomson, Miriama Smith, Michael Hurst…; Hearty bureaucratic broadside with Australian Erik Thomson well cast as Kiwi property developer Dave Henderson, who became hounded and eventually…
Wild Hogs (2007): Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence…; Manchild comedy of four discontent male suburbanites who take to the road on Harleys in search of America and themselves. No…
Would I Lie To You? (TV Series) (2007): Feat. Rob Brydon, David Mitchell, Lee Mack…; Competitive British talk show featuring quick cynical banter that resembles Q.I. Celebrity players are made to reveal personal stories about…
Year of the Dog (2007): Dir. Mike White
Feat. Laura Dern, Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King…; This sensitive comedy–drama about a woman whose life falls to pieces when her pet beagle dies, is the directorial debut of Mike White, writer…
You Kill Me (2007): Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson…; Quirky black comedy about a hit–man from Buffalo (Kingsley) who screws up a crucial assignment because of his drinking problem and gets sent to…
10 Items Or Less (2006): Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Paz Vega, Jonah Hill; Sugary character drama concerning a chance encounter between a mature actor and a jaded checkout chick that seriously impacts on both their lives.…
12 In A Box (2006): Dir. John McKenzie
Feat. Ed Bennett, David Burrows-Sutcliffe, Robert Cargill…; Farcical comedy following a dozen old school 'friends' who are offered the chance to win a million pounds each if they can survive 96 hours with one…
30 Rock (TV Series) - Season 1 (2006): Feat. Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan…; Spunky, critically acclaimed TV satire captained by the brilliant Tina Fey (MEAN GIRLS), here playing the besieged head writer of a comedy variety…
Al Murray - Giving it Both Barrels (2006): Feat. Al Murray; Geezer Al Murray, aka ‘The Pub Landlord’, unleashes a parochial assault of humour and British common sense with trademark beer pitcher in hand.
Almost Normal (2006): Dir. Marc Moody
Feat. J.Andrew Keitch, Joan Lauckner, Tim Hammer…; Enjoyable low–budget indie flips the script on sexual norms by re–imagining a gay professor's high school peers as being predominantly…
Amazing Adrenalini Brothers, The (TV Series) (2006): Dir. Dan Chambers, Claire Underwood
Feat. Sartaj Garewal; Quirky and original animated television series recounting the dare devil adventures of three brothers Xan, Edi and Enk who set out from their…
Amazing Extraordinary Friends (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Carl Dixon, Hannah Marshall, David McPhail…; Lightweight, tongue–in–cheek Kiwi kids series focused around a young boy who gains heroic powers and goes on a quest to recruit other…
Amazing Mrs Pritchard, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Jane Horrocks, Steven Mackintosh, Jodhi May…; Excellent UK drama focused on supermarket manager Ros Pritchard (Horrocks) who decides to sort out Britain's political climate by running for Prime…
American Dreamz (2006): Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Willem Dafoe…; Although not fulfilling the audacious thematic ambitions signalled by its title, this media satire does conjure a watchably absurd vision of the US…
Another Gay Movie (2006): Dir. Todd Stephens
Feat. Michael Carbonaro, Jonah Blechman, Jonathan Chase…; Raunchy sex comedy sees four gay friends make a pact to lose their virginity by the end of the summer. This an almost shot–by–shot…
As You Like It (2006): Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Romola Garai, Alfred Molina…; Kenneth Branagh transplants the Bard’s comedy to old Japan in this talent–stacked tale of woman's flight from persecution and into the arms…
Bad Faith (Mauvaise foi) (2006): Dir. Roschdy Zem
Feat. Cecile De France, Roschdy Zem; Likeable cross–cultural fare contemporizes the oft–told GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER predicament by throwing Judaism and Islam into the…
Beerfest (2006): Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar
Feat. Jay Chandrasekhar, Jurgen Prochnow, Cloris Leachman…; Beer–swill comedy serves up some decent OTT gaggery. (recent pending)
Ben Elton Live 2006 (2006): Feat. Ben Elton; His first new live stand–up tour in eight years sees the comic genius behind BLACK ADDER and THE YOUNG ONES in another sellout show, this time…
Benchwarmers, The (2006): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder; Three adult nerds decide to form a baseball team and take on the children's Little League squads in this sports comedy of arrested development. From…
Bernard and Doris (2006): Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes; Romantic comedy based loosely on the real–life relationship between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke (Sarandon) and her butler…
Big Gay Sketch Show, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Erica Ash, Julie Goldman, Stephen Guarino…; Like a gay SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, this strings together a series of sketches and social commentary from a LGBT perspective. Biting satire this is not…
Black Sheep (2006): Dir. Jonathan King
Feat. Nathan Meister, Danielle Mason, Peter Feeney…; A slick splatter–comedy in the Kiwi tradition of BAD TASTE, about a herd of rabid, flesh–eating sheep run amok in rural New…
Bonneville (2006): Dir. Christopher Rowley
Feat. Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen…; Endearing road dramedy featuring a trio of Mormon friends that set out for Santa Barbara in a vintage 66' Bonneville Convertible to deliver the ashes…
Borat (Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan) (2006): Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen; A savage, often side–splitting, satire from balls–of–steel British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who moves a minor character from his…
Boss Of It All, The (Direktøren for det hele) (2006): Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Jens Albinus, Iben Hjejle, Benedikt Erlingsson…; Crude, but refreshing change of pace from perennial troublemaker Lars von Trier sees the Danish renegade chance his arm at a corporate–styled…
Boston Legal - Season 3 (TV Series) (2006-2007): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Bothersome Man, The (2006): Dir. Jens Lien
Feat. Trond Fausa Aurvaag; A black comedy with a typically Scandinavian sense of absurdity and style, in which an amnesiac finds himself in an unfamiliar city with a new job,…
BoyTown (2006): Dir. Kevin Carlin
Feat. Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Sally Phillips; Likeable, if unexciting music spoof has aging PE–instructor Glenn Robbins set out to reform his 1980s Australian 'boy band' for the chance to…
Break-Up, The (2006): Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent D'Onofrio…; Skewed relationship comedy has an aspirant young couple (Aniston, Vaughn) split up but continue to wrangle and feud over the condo they refuse to…
Bro' Town - Series 3 (TV Series) (2006): Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland. Series 3 episodes: tba
Caiman, The (Il Camino) (2006): Dir. Nanni Moretti
Feat. Nanni Moretti, Margherita Buy, Jasmine Trinca…; Unflinching Italian film–within–a–film concerning a producer attempting to make a film about former Italian prime minister Silvio…
Carl Barron (2006): Feat. Carl Barron; Australian deadpan exponent Carl Barron brings his unique comic nonchalance to the stage, observing life as we know it. DVD includes a bonus 12…
Cars (2006): Dir. John Lasseter
Feat. Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt…; Another superb Pixar animation, set in a world of talking automobiles, in which a cocky race car ('Lightning McQueen') gets stranded in a small town…
Cashback (2006): Dir. Sean Ellis
Feat. Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Shaun Evans…; British crush–comedy about a heartbroken, insomniac art student and his nightjob in a supermarket, where he whiles away the hours by freezing…
Catch and Release (2006): Dir. Susannah Grant
Feat. Jennifer Garner, Kevin Smith, Juliette Lewis…; A usually sprightly Jennifer Garner plays the soberly named Gray, a recent widow who finds comfort in the manly support group of three old…
Chalk (2006): Dir. Mike Akel; Candid mocko comedy following three first–year educators – enduring the highs and lows of the underpaid and overtaxed profession of…
Chaser's War on Everything, The (TV Series) (2006): Collection of episodes from this Aussie talk back show providing a social commentary and mockery of current affairs and high flyers. Made infamous by…
Clerks 2 (2006): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson…; Troublesome sequel to Kevin Smith's vulgar low–budget classic again injects bawdy humour and repressed angst into the lives of two listless,…
Click (2006): Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken…; Clever high–concept farce has Adam Sandler continue his recent low–key run playing a 'married & harried' architect who inadvertantly…
Comedy Central Roasts: William Shatner (2006): Feat. William Shatner, Jason Alexander, Sandra Bullock…; Foulmouthed 'tribute' to much loved ham Shatner doesn't skimp on the vitriol as celebrity friends take the stage to lampoon their boldly going pal,…
Comic Relief - The Greatest and the Latest (2006): Feat. Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Billy Crystal…; Stand–up comedy collection of the greatest moments in 'Comic Relief' history, a comedy show featuring top comedians benefiting important causes…
Confetti (2006): Dir. Debbie Isitt
Feat. Martin Freeman, Stephen Mangan, Robert Webb…; A first–rate mock–umentary, following three couples vying for the title of "The Most Original Wedding of the Year" in a…
Conversations with My Gardener (Dialogue avec mon jardinier) (2006): Dir. Jean Becker
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Fanny Cottencon; Leisurely mateship comedy about a jilted artist (Auteuil) who retreats to his remote country home, forging a mid–life bond with a local…
Date Movie (2006): Dir. Aaron Seltzer
Feat. Alyson Hannigan, Ed Griffin; 'Cut–and–paste' spoof of romantic comedies and "chick flicks" from BRIDGET JONES' DIARY to MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING that plumbs new…
Deck the Halls (2006): Dir. John Whitesell
Feat. Danny De Vito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis; Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick odd–couple it as neighbours competing over their annual display of Christmas lights in this silly, seasonal…
Delirious (2006): Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman…; Character–driven satire focused on a paparazzo and wannabe actor trying to make it big in the industry, only to discover the price of fame in…
Devil Wears Prada, The (2006): Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt…; Fabulous fashion cringe–comedy has a provincial lass (Anne Hathaway) somehow obtain a sought after junior position at high–class magazine…
Driving Lessons (2006): Dir. Jeremy Brock
Feat. Julie Walters, Laura Linney, Rupert Grint; Both a coming–of–age and late–life story, this British feel–gooder concerns a shy teenager (Grint), who under the influence…
Dylan Moran - Like Totally (2006): Feat. Dylan Moran; Two monologues and an encore rounds out Dylan Moran’s latest standup excursion: a short, sharp, and exceptionally funny performance, chain smoking…
Dynamite Warrior (2006): Dir. Chalem Wongpim
Feat. Dan Chupong, Leo Putt; As if to accommodate an escalating reputation for martial arts outrageousness, Thailand’s stunt extraordinaires risk life and limb in their most…
Ed Byrne: Pedantic and Whimsical (2006): Feat. Ed Byrne; Irish stand–up Byrne takes to the stage in Leeds for over 90 minutes of general observational humour, including musings on eclectic topics…
Ex, The (Fast Track) (2006): Dir. Jesse Peretz
Feat. Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman…; Star studded rom com where a guy discovers that his wife's high–school sweetheart is his new boss and has not given up hope on getting back…
Extras - Series 2 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Orlando Bloom…; Ricky Gervais graduates from bit–part actor to TV star in part two of his acclaimed anatomy of the showbiz industry. Berated for ‘selling…
Failure to Launch (2006): Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel…; Amiable and clever enough to pass muster, this romantic comedy finds a thirty–something slacker, who still lives with his parents…
Family Guy - Season 5 (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Season 5 episodes: Perfect Castaway; PTV; Brian Goes Back to College; The Courtship of…
Family Law (Derecho de familia) (2006): Dir. Daniel Burman
Feat. Daniel Hendler, Arturo Goetz, Eloy Burman…; Fatherhood and career jitters converge in this wry comedy of family matters. Promising young dir. Burman displays a dry wit in looking at three…
Farce of the Penguins (2006): Dir. Bob Saget
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Applegate, Bob Saget…; Two potty–mouthed penguin bros tire of cheap sex and traverse Antarctica for true love in this mockumentary answer to 2005's earnest,…
Fat Girls (2006): Dir. Ash Christian
Feat. Ash Christian; Brazenly off–beat comedy with shades of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE centres on two outcasts trying to survive their squaresville Texan high school days…
Fido (2006): Dir. Andrew Currie
Feat. Billy Connolly, Carrie-Anne Moss, K'Sun Ray; Day–glo zombie comedy takes the increasingly dog–eared genre to a new meta–level with its premise of zombies being domesticated as…
Find Me Guilty (2006): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Vin Diesel; An against–type Vin Diesel fuels this mob comedy from seasoned courtroom exponent Sidney Lumet, based on the shenanigans of one Jackie…
Flock of Dodos (2006): Dir. Randy Olson; A humourous take on the great American evolution vs 'intelligent design' debate, this doco pits talking heads from both sides against each other to…
Foot Fist Way (2006): Dir. Jody Hill
Feat. Danny McBride, Ben Best, Mary Jane Bostic; EASTBOUND AND DOWN’s Danny Mcbride stars as a delusional Tae Kwon Do instructor desperate to impress B–Grade martial art celebrity 'Chuck the…
Footy Legends (2006): Dir. Khoa Do
Feat. Anh Do; Sydney 'burbs–set feel–good sporting flick about an unemployed Asian rugga fanatic with an ambition to win a local competition with the…
For Your Consideration (2006): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Catherine O'Hara, Ed Jr. Begley, Eugene Levy…; Mockumentary maestro Christopher Guest takes a well–aimed pot shot at Hollywood’s awards season, with the core of his regular comedic…
Friends with Money (2006): Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Joan Cusack, Catherine Keener…; Diverting relationship–drama skips through dir. Holofcener's (LOVELY AND AMAZING) perennial wry life lessons, presenting the tribulations of…
Frisky Dingo (TV Series) (2006): Twisted sci–fi animation from the 'adult swim' company (SEALAB 2021) introduces us to Xander Crews–playboy by day and superhero…
Gray Matters (2006): Dir. Sue Kramer
Feat. Heather Graham, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Cavanagh…; Quirky lesbian romance with Heather Graham playing a woman who unexpectedly falls for her brother's gorgeous new girlfriend.
Groomsmen, The (2006): Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns, Jay Mohr, John Leguizamo…; An earnest buddy comedy for writer–director Edward Burns that triples as a reunion film and a pre–wedding jitters piece, with Ed playing…
Grumpy Old Holidays (2006): More whining and whinging from an new queue of dissatisfied old grumps, this time on the nightmare subject of holidays and holidaying.
Gucha (Guca!; Distant Trumpet) (2006): Dir. Dusan Milic
Feat. Marko Markovic, Mladen Nelevic; A catchy successor to Emir Kusturica's gypsy theatrics, this ingenious, musically–infused jive on Serbian ethnic tensions frames a…
Hannah Montana (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Miley Cyrus; Disney’s latest tween sensation riffs the likes of pop princesses Ashley Simpson and Hilary Duff into a catchy number about a sweet natured…
Hatchet (2006): Dir. Adam Green
Feat. Joel David Moore; Definitely not for the squeamish, this gloriously gruesome horror involves imbecilic young tourists getting stalked, lopped and hacked up by a…
Henry Rollins Show, The (TV Series) (2006-2007): Feat. Henry Rollins; A weekly talk show hosted by former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins, in which he delivers monologues, gives interviews with celebrities and performs…
Hey Good Looking! (Comme t'y es belle!) (2006): Dir. Lisa Azuelos
Feat. Aure Atika; Frank French chick flick centred around a SEX AND THE CITYish cast of four gal pals who share with each other the trials of finding (and keeping) the…
History Boys, The (2006): Dir. Nicholas Hytner
Feat. Richard Griffiths, Stephen Campbell Moore, Samuel Anderson…; Alan Bennett's hit stageplay about the precocious lads and frustrated teachers at a well–bred English boarding school is transposed directly to…
Hogfather (Terry Pratchett's Hogfather) (2006): Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. David Jason, Marc Warren, Nigel Planer…; Another installment in Terry Pratchett's universe sees Discworld's equivalent to Father Christmas 'the Hogfather' go missing on Hogswatch eve with…
Holiday, The (2006): Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jack Black…; Reliable entertainment from 'chick flick' maestress, Nancy Meyer (WHAT WOMEN WANT, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE) in which two disenchanted women (Diaz…
Hotel Babylon (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Tamzin Outhwaite, Max Beesley, Dexter Fletcher; The dysfunctional inner–workings of a posh luxury hotel are played out against the ever–increasing eccentricity of its guests in this…
Hyperdrive (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Nick Frost, Miranda Hart; Post–RED DWARF spin–off combines British sci–fi humour with splashes of STAR TREK subversion. Set in 2151, it concerns the…
I Do: Or How to Get Married and Stay Single (Prete-moi ta main) (2006): Dir. Eric Lartigau
Feat. Alain Chabat, Charlotte Gainsbourg; Under pressure from his nearest and dearest to wed, committed bachelor Alain Chabat solicits the gorgeous Charlotte Gainsbourg to become his faux…
I Served the King of England (2006): Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Julia Jentsch, Oldrich Kaiser, Ivan Barnev; Whimsical yet biting Czech farce centres on the exploits of an endearingly opportunistic waiter, whose thrifty wiles propel him into all manner of…
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006): Dir. Jeff Garlin
Feat. Jeff Garlin, Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt; Fans of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and SEINFELD should seek out this thoroughly likeable comedy written and directed by Larry David's benevolent offsider,…
I'm Reed Fish (2006): Dir. Zackary Adler
Feat. Jay Baruchel, Alexis Bledel, Katey Sagal; Sweetly subversive coming–of–age indie comedy focused on Reed Fish (Baruchel), a philosophical young radio presenter whose idealistic…
Idiocracy (2006): Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, David Herman…; A dumb comedy for smart people, this follows the likes of TEAM AMERICA and BORAT as another shrewd post–9/11 satire in which Americans take a…
Ira & Abby (2006): Dir. Robert Cary
Feat. Chris Messina, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jason Alexander…; Jittery romantic comedy concerns the ramifications of a hasty marriage between a neurotic therapy patient and a flighty saleswoman. New York…
IT Crowd, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson; Three I.T. technicians relegated to the basement of a large corporation – a neurotic manager, a computer geek and a borderline sociopath…
Jackass Number Two (2006): Dir. Jeff Tremaine
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Chris Pontius, Steve-O …; Exhilarating stunts and vomit–inducing pranks abound in this sophomoric effort, daring you not to laugh as Johnny Knoxville and his posse of…
Jam and Jerusalem (TV Series) (Clatterford) (2006): Feat. Sue Johnston, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French…; Jennifer Saunders penned this eccentric ensemble comedy about 'The Women's Guild', an eclectic sisterhood of ladies in small town Clatterford who…
Jamie Kennedy - Unwashed (2006): Feat. Jamie Kennedy; Comic Jamie Kennedy performs his first stand–up special with his particular brand of raunchy observational humour, impressions and versatile…
Jason Byrne: Out of the Box (2006): Feat. Jason Byrne; Versatile Irish comic Jason Byrne lives up to reputation as a man whose shows are never the same twice in this lively performance recorded in Dublin,…
John Tucker Must Die (2006): Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Jesse Metcalfe, Sophia Bush; A philandering stud gets his comeuppance after three girls plot to exact sweet revenge. Checking off all the insipid teen movie clichés, this never…
Just My Luck (2006): Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Lindsay Lohan; Teen starlet Lindsay Lohan adds little spunk to the wasteland of romantic comedies, here a prosperous Manhattanite whose good fortune transplants to…
Katt Williams: Live (2006): Actor and comedian Katt Williams, dubbed "the next Richard Pryor," performs his jam–packed comedy routine to a rapturous local crowd in his…
Kenny (2006): Dir. Clayton Jacobson
Feat. Shane Jacobson; Played so dead–pan that it's hard to tell if it's a really a put–on, this smash hit Aussie comic 'documentary' about a philosophical…
Kiss Me Baby (Baciami Piccina) (2006): Dir. Roberto Cimapnelli
Feat. Neri Marcore, Vincenzo Salemme, Elena Russo; Elegant blend of love–story, witty road movie and historical drama tells the story of a couple on their honeymoon at the most unlikely of times…
Land, The (La Terra, Our Land) (2006): Dir. Sergio Rubini
Feat. Paolo Briguglia, Emilio Solfrizzi, Sergio Rubini; Compulsive Italian dramedy depicting a man who returns to the home of his childhood to tie up the sale of the family estate, but is instead…
Last Holiday (2006): Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton…; An infectiously optimistic Queen Latifah here plays a retail clerk diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, who decides to reprioritise her life and…
Last Stop For Paul (2006): Dir. Neil Mandt
Feat. Neil Mandt, Marc Carter; Global road–movie–on–a–shoestring follows two friends as they travel to more than 20 countries to scatter their friend's…
Lipstick (Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy) (2006): Dir. Peter Werner
Feat. Sarah Chalke, Jay Harrington; Based on a true story of a woman's fight to maintain her humour and passion while battling breast cancer, Sarah Chalke (SCRUBS) gives a raw and…
Little Britain - Live (2006): Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Anthony Head; After the success of the various LITTLE BRITAIN series, the stars Matt lucas and David Walliams took their amiably grotesque sketch–show on the…
Little Man (2006): Dir. Keenen Wayans
Feat. Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans; Congenitally crass and fitfully humourous comedy from the Wayans clan (SCARY MOVIE 1–3), based on an infantile premise that has a…
Little Miss Sunshine (2006): Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette…; The little film that could, this endearing, whole–hearted indie underdog shunts a screwball family on an eventful roadtrip across America, lead…
Live Free or Die (2006): Dir. Gregg Kavet, Andy Robin
Feat. Michael Rapaport, Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider…; Offbeat comedy from the writers of SEINFELD, in which a small–town loafer gets himself into a whole lot of hot water after setting designs on a…
LOL (2006): Dir. Joe Swanberg
Feat. Joe Swanberg, Kevin Bewersdorf, C. Mason Wells…; Humble "mumblecore" rom–com about relationships and technology, written, directed, produced and starring Joe Swanberg, the artist who is…
Man About Town (2006): Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, John Cleese…; Ben Affleck plays a Hollywood talent agent whose existence is thrown into turmoil when his journal is swiped, containing intimate thoughts on his…
Man of the Year (2006): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney…; Played for quick laughs, this political satire suitably casts Robin Williams as an affable, late–night talk show host who runs for President…
Man to Man with Dean Learner (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness; Cheeky comedian Richard Ayoade reprises his character from the spoof sci–fi series DARKPLACE in this spoof chat show featuring spoof…
Material Girls (2006): Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Anjelica Huston…; Powder–puff girls Hilary and Haylie Duff go from riches to rags in this mostly slim–witted stab at vacuous socialites having to slum it…
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, The (TV Series) (2006): A warped, unpredictable anime series centred on the titular Haruhi Suzumiya: an eccentric high school girl whose unconscious ability to alter reality…
Metalocalypse (TV Series) (2006-2013): Vicious metal–inspired satire details the exploits of Dethlok, a mega–successful heavy metal band partial to a little violence, revolt,…
Mighty Boosh, The - Live (2006): Feat. Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt; Eccentric comedy duo Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt – stars of the cult series THE MIGHTY BOOSH – give their show characters of Vince…
Minoriteam (TV Series) (2006): Eye–popping racial satire from the Adult Swim Network features a cast of superheros as ethnic stereotypes battling crime and corruption in a…
Music and Lyrics (2006): Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore, Brad Garrett…; An infectious romantic comedy that winningly pairs Hugh Grant with Drew Barrymore, this adds music notes to the formula and scores a…
My Best Enemy (Il Mio miglior nemico) (2006): Dir. Carlo Verdone
Feat. Carlo Verdone, Silvio Muccino; Capricious Italian comedy concerning a bitter rivalry between a father and his daughter's new lover – who also happens to be the son of a woman…
My Best Friend (2006): Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon; Daniel Auteuil lends his lovable persona to this textbook French comedy as a frosty antique dealer who has 10 days to disprove his work colleagues'…
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris…; Superheroic romcom sees neurotic superhero 'G–Girl' (Uma Thurman) and a non–powered, somewhat nebbish architect (Luke Wilson) fall in…
Nacho Libre (2006): Dir. Jared Hess
Feat. Jack Black; Although quirky this is an altogether 'straighter' followup to NAPOLEON DYNAMITE for dir. Jared Hess, steering Jack Black through the cock–eyed…
New Adventures of Old Christine, The (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus; Julia Louis–Dreyfus (everyone's favourite gal pal from SEINFELD) headlines this likeable sitcom about a single mother adjusting to her new life…
Night at the Museum (2006): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke…; Rambuctious creature comedy starring Ben Stiller as a 'desperate dad' who takes the graveyard shift as a night guard for the Natural History Museum,…
Night of the White Pants, The (2006): Dir. Amy Talkington
Feat. Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl, Selma Blair; Intriguing comedy–drama in which middle–aged businessman Tom Wilkinson is thrown out of his house (and marriage) with only the clothes…
No Mercy For The Rude (2006): Dir. Cheol-hie Park
Feat. Ha-kyun Shin; A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on…
No. 2 (Number 2) (2006): Dir. Toa Fraser
Feat. Ruby Dee, Mia Blake, Emile Taungaroa…; Playwright Toa Fraser adapts his acclaimed stageplay about a hard–bitten matriarch determined to bring her grandchildren together for a…
Not Going Out (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Tim Vine, Lee Mack, Megan Dodds; Popular British comedy series about Lee (Mack) who finds himself falling in love with his landlady (Dodds), a problematic situation considering she's…
Offside (2006): Dir. Jafar Panahi; Filmed using non–professionals, in and around the unfolding events of an actual World Cup qualifier, Jafar Panahi expertly weaves a…
Oh! in Ohio, The (2006): Dir. Billy Kent
Feat. Parker Posey, Paul Rudd, Mischa Barton…; Humorous, if rather innocuous poke at the female orgasm, with the lovely Parker Posey as a disenchanted career woman who despite years of marriage,…
One More Night (The Lather Effect) (2006): Dir. Sarah Kelly
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Ione Skye, Tate Donovan…; Nostalgic comedy centred on a group of old school friends who decide the best way to relive the untroubled days of their youth is to throw an 80's…
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006): Dir. Michel Hazanavicius
Feat. Jean Dujardin; Dusting off a little–known French spy spoof from the 1960's, this remake upgrades rather than updates the franchise, combining the Bond school…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 2 (2006): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…; Further outrageous episodes in the popular NZ series, set around a family of 'Westie' (West Auckland) criminals trying to go straight. Series Two:…
Outsourced (2006): Dir. John Jeffcoat
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Ayesha Dharkar; Quite charming cross–cultural comedy follows the romantic fortunes of an American call centre manager (Hamilton) sent to India to train his…
Pablo Francisco: Ouch! Live From San Hose (2006): Feat. Pablo Francisco; Touted as one of the more 'outrageous' American comedians, Francisco's main comedic material comes from pop culture. His sharp–witted take on…
Penelope (2006): Dir. Mark Palansky
Feat. Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, Catherine O'Hara…; Whimsical fantasy comedy about an unfortunate girl cursed with the face of a pig whose family are driven to find her a "handsome prince" to undo the…
Pink Panther, The (2006): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Steve Martin, Beyonce Knowles, Kevin Kline…; Brave but rather misconceived reinvention of the iconic Peter Sellers role has Steve Martin filling the idiotically–contrary Detective…
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley…; Smash sequel–equal, which replicates the swashbuckling wit, quirkiness and visual excitement of its predecessor, again following the…
Prairie Home Companion, A (2006): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin, Tommy Lee Jones…; Reviving the musical scope of his 70s watermark NASHVILLE, Robert Altman’s last film lovingly dramatizes the backstage quandary of a live radio…
Priceless (2006): Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh; Ultra–glamorous French romantic comedy, in which one can gorge on (or gawp at) Riviera culture at its most opulent – the clothes, the…
Psych (TV Series) (2006): Feat. James Roday, Dule Hill; Offbeat detective series draws its dry and witty asides from the odd–coupling of a fake psychic and his long–suffering best friend, who…
Puccini for Beginners (2006): Dir. Maria Maggenti
Feat. Justin Kirk, Gretchen Mol, Elizabeth Reaser; Gretchen Mol is at the centre of a bi–sexual love triangle in this restless romantic comedy where a writer (Reaser) finds herself sleeping with…
Pulling (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Sharon Horgan, Tanya Franks, Rebekah Staton…; BAFTA nominated UK comedy series about a woman who decides to break up with her dependable fiancee in order to move in with a group of girls and live…
Queer Duck: The Movie (2006): Dir. Xeth Feinberg
Feat. Tim Curry, David Duchovny, Billy West; Raucously wacky animation set around a flamingly queer duck flapping through a series of bizarre events and around oddball friends like 'Openly…
Red Chapel, The (2006): Dir. Mads Brügger; Award winning documentary that gives 'a rare glimpse into a totalitarian nightmare' when a Danish–Korean theater group travel to North Korea…
Reprise (2006): Dir. Joachim Trier
Feat. Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Høiner, Viktoria Winge…; Touching, keenly perceptive Norwegian film fest favourite centres on two twenty–something writers whose vastly divergent personalities and…
Robin-B-Hood (Bo bui gai wak) (2006): Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, Michael Hui…; Chan hams it up in this big–budget action caper as a compulsive gambler who inadvertently ends up with a kidnapped baby as a means to pay off…
Ross Noble - Randomist (2006): Feat. Ross Noble; The result of a massive year long tour across two continents, the freewheeling Ross Noble is captured here at his very best, beginning with a 2 1/2…
Russell Brand - Live (2006): Live stand–up comedy routine by Brit comedian Russell Brand, who is given ample space to milk his trademark lewd, off–centre humour to…
RV (Runaway Vacation) (2006): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels, Cherly Hines…; Amusing recyled family–disaster comedy with Robin Williams behind the wheel of a lumbering bus–wagon (or 'RV') and determined to make his…
Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, The (2006): Dir. Tim Skousen
Feat. Justin Long, Carl Weathers, Joey Kern…; A bogus bigfoot turd discovery excites geeks, wonks, cops and redneck bullies in this deadpan teen dork comedy with a top 80s soundtrack and some…
Saxondale (TV Series) (2006-2007): Feat. Steve Coogan; Brit comedian Steve Coogan stars as an aging ex–hippie in the throes of a mid–life crisis in this amusing comedy series. A droll and…
Scary Movie 4 (2006): Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Anna Faris, Bill Pullman, Leslie Nielsen…; Fourth entry in the horror–movie spoof series actually manages to improve on its predecessor with the Zucker–Abrahams team (FLYING HIGH)…
Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006): Dir. Ed Blum
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Eileen Atkins, Gina McKee…; An afternoon in the London sun is the setting for this amiable British ensemble piece of couples debating the vagaries and politics of modern sexual…
Science of Sleep, The (2006): Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Emma de Caunes…; A delightfully self–conscious, self–indulged fantasy for cine–wizard Michel Gondry, the director's follow–up to ETERNAL…
Scoop (2006): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen…; Following his success with MATCH POINT, Woody Allen returns to London with young muse Scarlett Johansson for this feather–lite…
Severance (2006): Dir. Christopher Smith
Feat. Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny; Bludgeoning horror–comedy that derives its slasher conventions and corporate politics from an ill–fated team building exercise in the…
Shaggy Dog, The (2006): Dir. Brian Robbins
Feat. Tim Allen, Robert Downey Jnr., Kristin Davis…; Dishevelled and inane comedy, sees family man Tim Allen accidentally bitten by a 300–year old pooch (smuggled by commandos out of Tibet) and…
Sheitan (2006): Dir. Kim Chapiron
Feat. Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, Roxane Mesquida; A gaggle of young hedonists on a bender expend their energies at a disco and are invited by pouting barmaid Mesquida (A MA SOUER) to her remote…
Shortbus (Short bus) (2006): Dir. John Cameron Mitchell
Feat. Sook-Yin Lee, Lindsay Beamish, Paul Dawson…; A raucous, freewheeling comedy of intercourse from gay auteur John Cameron Mitchell, audacious in its employment of explicit sex, unknown actors and…
Sione's Wedding (2006): Dir. Chris Graham
Feat. Oscar Kightley, Robbie Magasiva, Madeleine Sami…; Highly engaging local comedy set among the Auckland Samoan community which charts the misbehaving antics of four laddish buddies (Knightly, Lelisi,…
Sixty Six (2006): Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Rea…; Gentle, uplifting British comedy–drama about a young boy preparing for his Bar Mitzvah in North London, which just happens to clash with the…
Sleeping Dogs Lie (2006): Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Melinda Page Hamilton, Bryce Johnson, Geoff Pierson; A disturbing dalliance with her pet pooch comes back to bite a newly engaged woman in this disarmingly frank indie rom–com that is certain to…
Slither (2006): Dir. James Gunn
Feat. Nathan Fillion, Michael Rooker; The small American town of Wheelsy is visited by a slithery space squid, which sends a variety of parasitic slugs out to invade the bodies of the…
Snuffbox (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Matt Berry, Rich Fulcher; Off–kilter British sketch series set in the confines of aristocratic London–town that takes pleasure in poking fun at the upper classes.…
Speed Dating (2006): Dir. Tony Herbert
Feat. Hugh O'Conor; Farcical rom–com follows the tribulations of 30–year–old O'Conor, a hapless heir who bungles his way into a sorry state of…
Stalking Santa (2006): Dir. Greg Kiefer
Feat. William Shatner; William Shatner narrates this quirky mockumentary centred on a 'Santaologist's obsessive life mission to uncover the truth about whether the jolly…
Star Stories (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Laura Patch, Alex Woodhall, Kevin Bishop; Satirical series takes the mickey out of well known British celebs such as David & Victoria, George Michael, Catherine Zeta–Jones, and Guy…
Starter for 10 (Starter for Ten) (2006): Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve…; Cute but formulaic youthful rom–com set in Thatcher's Britain, with the boyishly handsome James McAvoy as a working–class (yeah, right)…
Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away (2006): Feat. Steven Wright; Boston deadpan exponent Steven Wright mixes irony, sarcasm and sardonic wit in this Toronto performance of his live show.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006): Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal…; A self–consciously 'clever' comedy with a cunning conceit – tax inspector Will Ferrell discovers that his drab life is being narrated and…
Strassman Live! (2006): At one time a regular fixture on New Zealand television, David Strassman’s unique ventriloquist act is presented live along with his offbeat…
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006): Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Greg Germann…; Nicely gassed and pumped–up spoof features the fearless Will Ferrell (ANCHORMAN) as a 'legendary' NASCAR race–driver who transcends his…
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny (2006): Dir. Liam Lynch
Feat. Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Ben Stiller…; Comic chums Jack Black and Kyle Gass parade their mock–rock star alter–egos in a feature length adventure and prove there to be a number…
That Mitchell and Webb Look (TV Series) (2006-2008): Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Olivia Colman; Pythonesque sketch show by acclaimed comedians Robert Webb and David Mitchell (THE MITCHELL AND WEBB SITUATION) that boldly pokes fun at aristocrats,…
Tiger and the Snow, The (2006): Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Jean Reno, Nicoletta Braschi…; Italian jester Roberto Benigni unites comedy and tragedy within the throws of the Iraq war, playing a poet who follows his true love (real life…
Totally Awesome (2006): Dir. Neal Brennan
Feat. Dominique Swain, Mikey Day, James Hong; An amiable, quasi–awesome spoof of eighties teen comedies, brat pack movies, outrageous fashion and twangy pop music. Reliving all the…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 6 (TV Series) (2006): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Trailer Park Boys - The Movie (2006): Dir. Mike Clattanburg
Feat. Rob Wells, Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay; Satisfying cult TV series spin–off of TRAILER PARK BOYS, featuring the three trailer trash dropkicks planning a mad–cap plot, dubbed 'The…
Trust the Man (2006): Dir. Bart Freundlich
Feat. Julianne Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup…; A light New York relationship drama about two couples and the speed–bumps they run into when temptation comes–a–knocking. While…
TV Set, The (2006): Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd; Viciously accurate, insider–penned satire of TV networks and one man's efforts to develop his own show by the writer/director of ZERO…
Ugly Betty (TV Series) (2006): Feat. America Ferrera, Salma Hayek, Eric Mabius…; A spunky, savage parody of the fashion world, based around a dorky, but ever–determined Hispanic (Ferrera), thrown into the industry deep end…
Unaccompanied Minors (Grounded) (2006): Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Wilmer Valderrama, Lewis Black, Tyler James Williams; Five kids flying solo create in–transit Christmas mayhem when their airport is snowed in. Strong on seasonal sentiment, this…
Valet, The (La Doublure) (2006): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Gad Elmaleh, Daniel Auteuil, Alice Taglioni…; Another inspired comic concoction from Francis Veber (dir. of most everything French and funny), that this time follows a meek parking valet who…
Waimate Conspiracy, The (2006): Dir. Stefen Harris
Feat. Jim Moriarty, David McPhail, Mark Hadlow; With good jest, this disarming rural mock–unmentary unravels the story of a group of local Waimate Maori contesting the ownership of tribal…
Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired (2006): Feat. Wanda Sykes; Funny–woman Sykes takes to the stage with her bold, take–no–prisoners attitude and razor–sharp wit in this one woman show.
Wilfred (TV Series) (2006): Feat. Jason Gann; Difficult to put a leash on, this unusual Australian series works all the comedic angles from the vantage point of a dog, its owner, and her new…
You, Me and Dupree (2006): Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Feat. Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, Matt Dillon…; Chucklesome by–numbers farce has newlyweds Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson settle down to suburban American bliss, only to have houseguest Owen…
Young, Single and Angry (2006): Dir. Richard Waterhouse
Feat. Sarah Blevins, Jamie Anderson, Heather Stewart…; Low budget chick–flick following a group of LA women turned bitter and disillusioned from years of unsuccessful dating, until they discover…
40 Year Old Virgin, The (2005): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd; A 40–year–old electronics salesman (Carrell) is discovered by his pals to still be a virgin, living in a world of plastic superhero…
Actress, The (2005): Dir. Zak Hilditch
Feat. Matt Hardie, Catlin Higgins, Steve Mccall…; An observational black comedy centering on a Perth household of three sex–starved 20–somethings who invite a seductive actress to be…
Adam and Steve (2005): Dir. Craig Chester
Feat. Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Malcolm Gets…; Romantic farce, with the odd song–and–dance number, follows the second–chance love between two men, and the ups and downs in the…
Adam's Apples (2005): Dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen…; Roguishly sardonic Danish black comedy about a sanguine country vicar (CASINO ROYALE’s Mikkelsen) who encounters resistance from a neo–Nazi…
American Dad (TV Series) (2005): More politically–inclined satire from the creator of THE FAMILY GUY (Seth MacFarlane), set around a CIA operative with a very strange family…
Are We There Yet? (2005): Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Ice-Cube, Nia Long, Jay Mohr; Broad, but essentially successful comedy has a determined Ice–Cube proving to his girlfriend that he is 'child friendly' by transporting her…
Aristocrats, The (2005): Dir. Paul Provenza
Feat. Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, Billy Connolly…; One hundred venerable comedians perform, scrutinise and riff on a particularly dirty joke (touted as the world's most obscene), which has apparently…
Bad News Bears (2005): Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Marcia Gay Harden, Greg Kinnear; Billy Bob Thornton stars as the loutish coach of a losing baseball team in this soft–shoe remake of the 1976 Walter Matthau classic, following…
Be Cool (2005): Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn…; This sequel to the stylish GET SHORTY has a certain snap in its step, with the resourceful wiseguy Chili Palmer (Travolta) back after almost a…
Best of Laughing With Samoans, The (2005): The first live–comedy show by Samoan New Zealand comedy duo Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i has an impressive verbal and physical energy, as…
Bewitched (2005): Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley Maclaine…; An inventive, but overly ditzy attempt at updating the 1960s TV classic, with the twist here being that the modernday witch Kidman longs for the…
Bigger than the Sky (2005): Dir. Al Corley
Feat. John Corbett, Amy Smart, Sean Astin…; An innocuous if fitfully insightful drama about a sad–sack graphic designer (Thomas) who finds solace when he snags the lead role in a…
Bill Maher: I'm Swiss (2005): Feat. Bill Maher; Bill Maher, America’s boldest comedian, exposes the hypocrisy, delusions and ridiculousness of American life with biting wit in this rapid fire…
Billy Connolly - World Tour of New Zealand (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Billy Connolly; The special New Zealand segment of comedian Billy Connolly's 2004 world tour, which has the crazed Scot covering the length of the country over eight…
Boston Legal - Season 2 (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner; Further episodes from the irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE, based around the cases and happenings of the civil law section of a renowned Boston…
Boynton Beach Club (The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club) (2005): Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Dyan Cannon, Sally Kellerman, Brenda Vaccaro…; Endearingly affable comedy–drama centres on a group of recently bereaved retirees attempting to rejuvenate their lives while coping with trauma…
Bro' Town - Series 2 (TV Series) (2005): Further animated adventures from the excellent comedy series set in South Auckland. Series 2 episodes: Zeelander, Survival of the Fattest, Honky…
Broken Flowers (2005): Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy…; A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch. Playing an…
Bromwell High (TV Series) (2005): Akin to a British version of SOUTH PARK, this non–PC animation follows the school misadventures of three problematic teenage girls, their…
Brothers Grimm (2005): Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, Jonathan Pryce…; Loosely based on the lives of 19th century German folklore collectors Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, this has the said brothers (played by Ledger and…
Casanova (2005): Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons…; A lavish, middle–brow account of the infamous 18th century Italian lover, played here with deadpan wit by Heath Ledger, which weaves its own…
Catherine Tate Show, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Catherine Tate; Excellent sketch vehicle for British comedienne Catherine Tate, given free–reign to inhabit a series of vulgar, offensive, and wildly raucous…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter…; Lavish with magnificent visual icing, this version of Roald Dahl's classic childrens' story is a pretty tasty updating of the story of young Charlie…
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005): Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, Bonnie Hunt…; Lacklustre sequel to the 'family comedy' in which Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt marshall and grapple with their impressive brood of twelve children,…
Colour Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story (2005): Dir. Brian W. Cook
Feat. John Malkovich; Consistently droll and detailed dramatisation of the success of a real–life conman Alan Conway – played here with chameleon–like…
Comeback, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Lisa Kudrow; Razor–sharp mocko comedy series from SEX AND THE CITY creator Michael Patrick King starring Lisa Kudrow as a washed–up sitcom star so…
Conversations with Other Women (2005): Dir. Hans Canosa
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Helena Bonham Carter; An innovative, bittersweet romantic two–hander that uses split screen for its entire running time to explore the contrasting…
Corpse Bride (Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) (2005): Dir. Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Feat. Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson; An animated tour–de–force from dir. Burton which fuses spindley puppetry and subtle CGI for its mythic tale of a sallow young bridegroom…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 5 (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Ted Danson, Rosie O'Donnell, Hugh Hefner,…
Daltry Calhoun (2005): Dir. Katrina Holden Bronson
Feat. Elizabeth Banks, Johnny Knoxville, Beth Grant…; 'Bachelor father' black comedy set in Tennessee sees ordinary Southern lad Calhoun (Knoxville) have his life turned upside down by the appearance of…
Dark Horse (Voksne mennesker) (2005): Dir. Dagur Kari
Feat. Jakob Cedergren, Nicolas Bro; Charmingly offbeat slacker comedy from the director of NOI THE ALBINO, following a Copenhagen graffiti artist who spends his days dodging parking…
Disaster! (2005): Dir. Roy T. Wood; A marginal, clay–mated spoof of disaster films, this offers a potty–fixated twist on the script of ARMAGEDDON, with impending doom coming…
Dukes of Hazzard (2005): Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Jessica Simpson, Seann William Scott…; Revved–up with cheap parts and studiously ironic moronic–ness, this movie version of the iconic 1970s TV show concerning two Southern…
Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Tyler James Williams, Chris Rock; Side–splitting memoir of Chris Rock’s Brooklyn youth recalling the trials and tribulations of school life, the war at home, and the growing…
Everything is Illuminated (2005): Dir. Liev Schreiber
Feat. Elijah Wood; An ambitious debut for dir. Schreiber, telling the deadpan, yet wistful tale of an earnest NYC Jew (Wood) who travels to the Ukraine to find the…
Extras - Series 1 (TV Series) (2005): Dir. Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Ben Stiller…; Gervais' self–proclaimed "difficult second album" is a more conventional but no less assured comedy success recalling the misadventures of Andy…
Family Guy - Season 4 (TV Series) (2005-2006): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Disc 4.1: North by North Quahog; Fast Times at Buddy Cianci Jr High; Blind Ambition; Don't…
Family Guy presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (Family Guy Movie, The) (2005): Dir. Pete Michels, Peter Shin; A feature–length "spinoff" of the cult animated TV series set around the psychotic, mealy–mouthed baby of the family, Stewie Griffin, who…
Family Stone, The (2005): Dir. Thomas Bezucha
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson…; More considered and better–written than the usual family Christmas comedy plot, this finds Mulroney bringing his fiance (Parker) to his clan's…
Fat Actress (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Kirstie Alley, Bryan Callen, Rachael Harris; A suprisingly innovative and ground–breaking documentary spectacle, in which actress Kirstie Alley (CHEERS) turned the tabloids' fascination…
Ferpect Crime (Crimen Ferpecto) (2005): Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Guillermo Toledo, Monica Cervera; A spunky Spanish black comedy set almost entirely in a department store, where an obnoxious playboy salesman is blackmailed by a…
Fever, The (Febbre, La) (2005): Dir. Alessandro D'Alatri
Feat. Arnoldo Foa, Fabio Volo; Multi–layered Italian comedy following a thirty–something drifter living at home with mummy dearest who is given the life–altering…
Fun With Dick and Jane (2005): Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin…; A manic remake of the 1977 Ted Kotcheff comedy, in which a pair of successful WASPs (here, Carrey and Leoni), experience sudden destitution and try…
Game 6 (2005): Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne…; Nicely balanced dramedy about a fretful playwright with a new work opening on Broadway who chooses to instead focus his anxiety on his beloved Red…
Garam Masala (2005): Dir. Priyadarshan
Feat. Akshay Kumar, Paresh Rawal; Frantically screwball Indian romcom juggles a plotline concerning the numerous female entanglements of a playboy photographer (Kumar) and his former…
Gilbert Gottfried: Dirty Jokes (2005): Rambunctious comedian Gilbert Gottfried performs a fearless comedy routine in New York City covering all things smutty and outlandish from dead…
Girl in the Cafe, The (2005): Dir. David Yates
Feat. Bill Nighy, Kelly MacDonald; Richard Curtis (LOVE ACTUALLY) penned this second–chances romance with a mild political streak, where an aging civil servant strikes up an…
Go For Zucker! (Alles auf Zucker!) (2005): Dir. Dani Levy
Feat. Henry Hubchen; Oxymoronic ‘German–Jewish’ comedy that looks at the literal and metaphorical reconciliation of two estranged brothers; one an East German…
Grumpy Old Women (TV Series) (2005): A range of female celebrities gripe about everything from their husbands to drunkenness in this forthright – and often amusing – homage…
Guy X (2005): Dir. Saul Metzstein
Feat. Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam; Low–key comedy starring Jason Biggs as a soldier mistakingly sent to a base deep in the frozen wasteland of Greenland during the…
Happy Endings (2005): Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Maggie Gyllenhaal…; A clutch of hedonistic Americans collide, abuse and impregnate each other in this typically light yet smart black comedy from the dir. of THE…
Hard Pill (2005): Dir. John Baumgartner
Feat. Jonathan Slavin, Scotch Ellis Loring, Susan Slome…; Provocative comedy–drama dares to posit a scenario in which a little pill can induce heterosexuality and when a depressed gay man wonders if…
Hating Alison Ashley (2005): Dir. Geoff Bennett
Feat. Delta Goodrem, Saskia Burmeister; Candyfloss comedy set in a Melbourne high school, where the arrival of pretty Alison Ashley (Goodrem) creates difficulties for Erica Yurken…
Heartbreak Hotel (2005): Dir. Colin Nutley
Feat. Helena Bergstrom, Maria Lundqvist; Two recently–divorced Swedish women form an unlikely bond and navigate their way through the perils of singledom in this fresh–faced…
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005): Dir. Angela Robinson
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Matt Dillon, Michael Keaton; A refit of the 1970s classic about a Volkswagon 'beetle' with a mind of its own, with Lohan playing a the teenage daughter of a race–driver…
Hitch (2005): Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Michael Rapaport…; A self–amused Smith headlines this Manhattan comedy, as professional matchmaker who 'hitches' couples back together in faltering…
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005): Dir. Garth Jennings
Feat. Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell…; Maintaining the comic wonderstuff and special British eccentricity of Douglas Adams' original novel (and radio and TV spin–offs), this…
How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan…; Situational comedy in the vein of FRIENDS follows a group of quirky young urbanites on their quest for love and self–fulfilment. Sharp writing…
How Much Do You Love Me? (Combien tu m'aimes?) (2005): Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Monica Bellucci, Gerard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Darroussin…; Akin to THE VALET’s improbable live–in relationship, but offering entirely different results, this peculiar comedy–romance stars Monica…
Ice Harvest, The (2005): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen…; A chilled–out study in sleaze and crime with partners John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton contriving a way to lift $2 million from a Mob client…
Icemaker (Diamond Zero) (2005): Dir. Annelie Wilder, David Gaz
Feat. Bronson Pinchot, Leo Rossi, Tippi Hedren…; Dark comedy centred around the idea of turning the deceased into diamonds involves an enterprising doctor latching onto this invention with the idea…
Imagine Me and You (2005): Dir. Ol Parker
Feat. Piper Perabo, Lena Headey; Lightweight but toothsome Brit comedy in which a newlywed bride (Perabo) inadvertantly forms a lesbian attraction to the wedding florist (Heady),…
In Her Shoes (2005): Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley Maclaine; Intelligent, if overly conventional adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick–lit novel about two contrasting and clashing sisters: the ebullient…
Insiders Guide to Love, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Kate Elliot, Will Hall, Ryan O' Kane…; Adopting the whimsical style of series forerunner INSIDERS GUIDE TO HAPPINESS, this spiffy companion–piece assembles an entirely new set of…
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Charlie Day, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton…; Politically incorrect sitcom about four young proprietors of an Irish pub in Philadelphia and their self–obsessiveness that keeps them from…
Italian Film Festival Collection, The - 2007 (2005-2006): Comprehensive box–set collection of 11 of the best Italian films featured at the 'Italian Film Festival 2007' spread over 6 discs. Films…
Johnny Slade's Greatest Hits (2005): Dir. Larry Blamire
Feat. John Fiore, Vincent Curatola, Robert Giardina; A down–and–out crooner finally finds success after he is unsuspectingly hired by the mob to sing lounge songs coded with details of…
Junebug (2005): Dir. Phil Morrison
Feat. Embeth Davidtz, Alessandro Nivola, Amy Adams…; An enchanting indie gem about an art–dealer whose pursuit of an 'outsider artist' in backwoods North Carolina prompts various life crises,…
Just Friends (2005): Dir. Roger Kumble
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Chris Klein…; Refreshingly sour comedy has an overweight high school dork (Reynolds) return to his home town ten years later as a trim, fit and super–smooth…
Just Like Heaven (2005): Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Heder; A lonely architect (Ruffalo) falls for the the attractive spirit (Witherspoon) of the former tenant of his apartment who is trapped in some kind of…
Keeping Mum (2005): Dir. Niall Johnson
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith…; In the best English tradition of addled and yet deadly black comedy, this unravels the goings–on in a cute village, where the vicar (Atkinson)…
Kicking and Screaming (2005): Dir. Jesse Dylan
Feat. Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall; A family sports–comedy with a moral twist, this has 'Saturday Night Live's Will Ferrell play a stressed–out father who takes on the…
King and the Clown, The (2005): Dir. Jun-ik Lee
Feat. Woo-seong Kam; Subversive yet broadly–appealing Korean comedy with a gay streak that turns the Chosun Dynasty on its head with its story of two bawdy court…
Kinky Boots (2005): Dir. Julian Jarrold
Feat. Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor; Likeable British comedy adds a quirky twist to the usual battling 'dreamer' storyline, with a struggling Northampton shoe factory (inherited by an…
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005): Dir. Shane Black
Feat. Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jnr., Corbin Bernsen…; Reflexively vulgar and enjoyably vicious, this comic–thriller has fumbling thief Downey Jnr. by chance winning an audition for a film part,…
Koi Aap Sa (2005): Dir. Partho Mitra
Feat. Aftab Shivdasani; Fruity Bollywood number with Aftab Shivdasani as a hunky football captain torn between his spunky girlfriend and coltish childhood sweetheart.
Laughing Samoans - Old School (2005): Comedy team Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i return for another humourous look at New Zealand–Samoan life, recycling a few sketches but also…
League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, The (2005): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith…; Big–screen graduation for the cult TV series set around the inbred Northern English town of "Royston Vasey", where which the trio of Gatiss,…
Lee Evans: XL Tour Live (2005): Feat. Lee Evans; Lee Evans (THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY) brings an energetic stand–up routine to the people of Cardiff during his 05 comedy tour. Evans attacks…
Lenny Henry: So Much Things to Say (2005): Feat. Lenny Henry; The audacious Lenny Henry is back for another round of stand–up over ten years since his last recorded stage show. Henry focuses on his winning…
Linda Linda Linda (2005): Dir. Nobuhiro Yamashita
Feat. Doona Bae, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii…; Guided by a rousing rock anthem, three high school seniors – and one gawky Korean exchange student – strive to have three Japanese punk classics…
Little Manhattan (2005): Dir. Mark Levin
Feat. Josh Hutcherson, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon…; Contemplative and sweetly romantic comedy following a 10–year old boy who experiences falling in love for the first time amidst his parents'…
Longest Yard, The (2005): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds…; Irreverent remake of the 1974 classic, in which a star grid–iron quarterback lands in prison and organises the inmates for a…
Look Both Ways (2005): Dir. Sarah Watt
Feat. Justine Clarke, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes; A melancholy comedy with inspired flashes of animation, this impressive feature film debut from writer–director Sarah Watt nicely freshens the…
Love Soup (TV Series) (2005-2008): Dir. Sandy Johnson
Feat. Tamsin Greig, Michael Landes, Sheridan Smith; BBC romantic comedy starring Tamsin Greig and Michael Landes (in Series 1 only) as people who like the same things and share the same beliefs, only…
Madagascar (2005): Dir. Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath
Feat. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer…; Punchy and old–fashioned animation concerning a group of animal residents of Central Park zoo in New York who have an adventure in the 'real'…
Magician, The (2005): Dir. Scott Ryan
Feat. Scott Ryan, Ben Walker; An entertaining mockumentary follows the adventures of a Melbourne hitman (Ryan) as he goes about his chilling day–to–day business with…
Man Stroke Woman (TV Series) (2005): Dir. Richard Cantor
Feat. Nick Frost; HOT FUZZ’s Nick Frost headlines this cheeky British sketch show, notable for functioning outside of the genre's traditional studio setting, and…
Man, The (2005): Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy; Manic–aggressive comedy concerning a foul–mouthed Detroit policeman (Jackson) who ends up conscripting an innocent salesman (Levy) to his…
Manual of Love, The (Manuale d'amore) (2005): Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Jasmine Trinca, Sergio Rubini, Silvio Muccino; Four couples experience the agony and ecstasy of modern love in this appealing romance of intertwining relationships. An agreeable, attractive…
Matador, The (2005): Dir. Richard Shepard
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis…; Deftly–toned comedy tracks the chance meeting in Mexico City of a sleazy, aging hitman (Brosnan) and a struggling dotcom consultant (Kinnear),…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (Shakespeare Retold) (2005): Dir. Ed Fraiman
Feat. Bill Paterson, Imelda Staunton; An updated version of Shakespeare's fantasy–comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, with Paterson and Stauton playing…
Mike Bassett - Manager (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman; Spin–off show that follows on from the film MIKE BASSETT: ENGLAND MANAGER. This is basic stuff, but you'll probably get a kick out of it if…
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005): Dir. John Pasquin
Feat. Sandra Bullock, William Shatner, Treat Williams…; Bullock returns as the tomboy FBI detective, this time on a downward spiral through losing her partner, being made the advertised 'face of the FBI',…
Mistress of Spices (2005): Dir. Paul Mayeda Berges
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Dylan McDermott, Ayesha Dharkar…; A beautiful Indian 'spice mistress' (Rai) emigrates to San Francisco, where she opens a dispensary, having to obey three special edicts –…
Moguls, The (The Amateurs) (2005): Dir. Michael Traeger
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Tim Blake Nelson, Ted Danson…; Attempting a feel–good spin the subject of 'amateur porn', this saggy comedy has a ruffled and incompetent small–town denizen (Jeff…
Monster-in-Law (2005): Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan; Promising romantic farce about a unassuming temp (Lopez) who finally finds the man of her dreams in the form of handsome doctor, only discovering he…
Moral Orel (TV Series) (2005): Controversial, caustic parody of religious mores remixes in the Adult Swim tradition existing morally–centred shows around laregly offensive…
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005): Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn; Propelled by a nicely preposterous premise this action–comedy has bored suburban couple Pitt and Jolie both leading double–lives as…
Mrs Henderson Presents (2005): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest…; Set in the grey drabness of 1930s England, this charming wee feel–gooder tells the true story of an eccentric, somewhat difficult dowager…
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005): Dir. Dan Ireland
Feat. Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend; Immensely popular drama strikes up great chemistry between its genteel, elderly titular character (Plowright) who is struggling to maintain her…
Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare Retold) (2005): Dir. Brian Percival
Feat. Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Martin Jarvis…; An updated version of Shakespeare's comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, here transposing the romantic fireworks between…
Must Love Dogs (2005): Dir. Gary David Goldberg
Feat. Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins…; Candyfloss romcom sees a forty–something teacher (Lane) recover from a broken marriage with the help of her large Irish–American family,…
Mutual Appreciation (2005): Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Justin Rice, Andrew Bujalski, Kate Dollenmayer…; An authentically amusing, perfectly observed capsule of post–graduate blues from the idiosyncratic dir. of FUNNY HA HA, praised almost…
My Family and Other Animals (2005): Dir. Sheree Folkson
Feat. Imelda Staunton; Delightfully unassuming BBC telemovie with Imelda Staunton as the matriarch of an eccentric British family living on the Greek isle of Corfu. Based…
My Name is Earl (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Jason Lee; Pleasantly wry TV comedy centred around a low–life beer–guzzling slacker (Jason Lee) who after a particularly galling stroke of…
Office, The (TV Series, US) (2005): Feat. Steve Carell; Contentious yet affable US version of Ricky Gervais' hit BBC series set in the modern microcosm of 'the office', where hierachy, ambition, custom and…
One Stays, One Leaves (L' un reste, l'autre part) (2005): Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Nathalie Baye…; Witty French comedy with an undercurrent of angst in which two philandering middle–aged husbands do their utmost to juggle fresh–faced…
Outrageous Fortune (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005): Feat. Robyn Malcolm, Grant Bowler, Frank Whitten…; Mining similar territory to the feature–film SAVAGE HONEYMOON, this is a considerably more successful attempt at capturing the customs, mores…
Perfect Catch, The (Fever Pitch) (2005): Dir. Bob Farrelly, Pete Farrelly
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, James B. Sikking…; Americanization of FEVER PITCH sees soccer swapped for baseball, but the story is essentially the same with Fallon as the sports obsessive, and…
Perfect Man, The (2005): Dir. Mark Rosman
Feat. Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear; Romantic comedy finds teenager Duff trying to devise a romance between her mother (Locklear) and a 'dream' man, so as to inject some stability into…
Pretty Persuasion (2005): Dir. Marcos Siega
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods…; A malicious student (Evan Rachel Wood) connives with her cowed classmates to lay a false claim of sexual harrassment against a drama teacher…
Prime (2005): Dir. Ben Younger
Feat. Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep; Light yet smart New York City comedy in the Woody Allen mode, proposing the cracked fairytale of 30–something Thurman being wooed by a young…
Princess Raccoon (Operetta tanuki goten) (2005): Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Zhang Ziyi, Joe Odagiri; Wacky musical rumpus stars Zhang Ziyi as a 'raccoon dog' who falls in love with a prince banished to her enchanted forest. A fanciful swansong for…
Producers, The (2005): Dir. Susan Stroman
Feat. Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman…; Lively remake of Mel Brooks' classic blackly comedy in which two Jewish Broadway producers (Broderick and Lane) develop a musical which they are sure…
Puffy Chair, The (2005): Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton, Rhett Wilkins; A failed musician hits the road with his girlfriend to collect the "puffy chair" they've bought on E–Bay in this indie gem that keenly…
Puppy (2005): Dir. Kieran Galvin
Feat. Bernard Curry, Nadia Townsend; A self–funded meditation on obsession and love, set in Victoria's pretty Yarra Valley, in which a free spirit is rescued by a delusional…
Quiet Night In (2005): Dir. Christopher Banks
Feat. Nicolette Kenny; Odd low–budget Kiwi comedy that chronicles a series of unfortunate events over one evening, where a would–be–novelist ends up…
Racing Stripes (2005): Dir. Frederik Du Chau
Feat. Bruce Greenwood, M. Emmet Walsh, Hayden Panettiere; Likable family comedy has 'Stripes' the zebra (voiced by Frankie Muniz) growing up on a farm believing he is a racehorse and being humoured by other…
Ringer, The (2005): Dir. Barry W. Blaustein
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox; A taboo–fumbling–dodging comedy in which, due to a large outstanding debt, Johnny Knoxville (JACKASS) poses as mentally handicapped and…
Robinsons, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Martin Freeman, Hugh Bonneville; A wry British sitcom of family dysfunction with the disarming Martin Freeman – who’s since cornered the English everyman role all for himself –…
Robot Chicken (TV Series) (2005): Devilish stop–motion animated series jiving an array of random sketch–comedy segments to the tune of pop–cultural parody, rounded…
Romance and Cigarettes (2005): Dir. John Turturro
Feat. James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet…; Actor John Turturro wrote, directed and self–released this bawdy and often brilliant 60's–pop–anthem–fuelled comedy musical,…
Rumour Has It... (2005): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley Maclaine…; An intriguing meta–Hollywood 'sequel' to THE GRADUATE (1967), in which Aniston plays an unlucky–in–love New Yorker who learns that…
Russian Dolls (Les Poupées russes) (2005): Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Cecile De France…; A sequel of substance to the pan–Euro comedy THE SPANISH APARTMENT, which will again strike an entertaining chord with the young globetrotting,…
Seeing Other People (2005): Dir. Wally Wolodarsky
Feat. Jay Mohr, Josh Charles, Lauren Graham…; Sporting a nicely screwball premise – a soon–to–be–married couple (Mohr and Nicholson) agree to have a two–month bout…
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (TV Series) - Series 1 (2005): Dir. Danny Mulheron
Feat. David McPhail, Jason Hoyte, Tandi Wright…; Gleefully un–PC series stars David McPhail as an aggressively behind the times 'relief teacher' in a small New Zealand secondary school, whose…
Sex Sells - The Making of Touche (2005): Dir. Jonathan Liebert
Feat. Priscilla Barnes, Jay Michael Ferguson, Adrian Zmed…; Suprisingly effective mockumentary about the making of a porn film – "Touche" – which skirts satire for a twisted, yet warm–natured…
She's the Man (2005): Dir. Andy Fickman
Feat. Amanda Bynes, Vinnie Jones, Julie Hagerty…; Spunky, if rather uncomfortable transposition of Shakespeare’s 'Twelfth Night' into the realm of American teen comedy, about a talented female…
Southern Belles (2005): Dir. Brennan Shroff, Paul S Myers
Feat. Laura Breckenridge, Anna Faris, Justin Chambers; Simple chick comedy about Belle and Bell, a couple of sweet–as–pie, trailer–trapped Georgia peaches who dream of Atlanta –…
Strangers with Candy (2005): Dir. Paul Dinello
Feat. Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Matthew Broderick…; Cinematic reprise of a cult 'Comedy Central' TV series stars a truly absurd Amy Sedaris as an ex–con–junkie–whore who after being…
Studs (2005): Dir. Paul Mercier
Feat. Brendan Gleeson, Eamonn Owens; Soccer fans and amateur players will rejoice over this Irish comedy, which relates the story of a Sunday league team of no–hopers who are…
Suite Life of Zack and Cody, The (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Ashley Tisdale…; Fun kids TV sitcom series from the Disney Channel starring real–life identical twins as two mischievous brothers who live in a hotel with their…
Takeshis' (2005): Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi…; Returning to his comedic roots, dir. Takeshi Kitano springs layer upon layer of self–reference and in this conceptually ambitious, though…
Taming of the Shrew, The (Shakespeare Retold) (2005): Dir. David Richards
Feat. Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Twiggy; An updated version of Shakespeare's comedy by the makers of THE CANTERBURY TALES (2003) series, has Shirley Henderson play a bitchy and ambitious MP…
Thank You For Smoking (2005): Dir. Jason Reitman
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, Sam Elliott…; Smokin' and scathing satire centred on a Big Tobacco lobbyist whose air of smooth earnestness and mastery of rhetorical logic is employed to combat…
Thick of It, The (TV Series) (2005): Dir. Armando Iannucci
Feat. Chris Langham, Peter Capaldi, Chris Addison…; Coruscating political satire examines the bumbling drones who work inside government as they blunder their days away under the watchful eye of the…
Thumbsucker (2005): Dir. Mike Mills
Feat. Lou Taylor Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Keanu Reeves…; An accomplished, resolutely unconventional drama in which a 17 year–old boy (Pucci) is encouraged, cajoled and medicated into breaking the…
To Die in San Hilario (2005): Dir. Laura Mana
Feat. Lluís Homar; A light, whimsical tale of redemption, in which an aging gangster on the run seeks refuge in a sleepy backwater, only to be mistaken for a wealthy…
Tokyo Zombie (2005): Dir. Sakichi Sato
Feat. Sho Aikawa, Tadanobu Asano, Arata Furuta…; An enormous garbage dump in Tokyo begins to spawl hoards of the walking dead, prompting two dumb–and–dumber garage workers to unleash…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 5 (TV Series) (2005): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes…; Postmodern comedy adapted from Laurence Stern's 18th century pre–post–modern novel, has dir. Winterbottom depict a few bare events in the…
Tyrannical Love (2005): Dir. Scott Boswell
Feat. Stephen Jorgensen, Marcus Maclean; A homegrown low–budget comedy that follows the romantic manouverings amongst a group of young adults in Pakuranga, Auckland just before the…
Wallace and Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005): Dir. Nick Park
Feat. Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes; Triumphant big–screen leap for the amiably English claymation heroes – Wallace and Gromit – with this effort finding them running…
We Can Be Heroes (TV Series) (2005): Feat. Chris Lilley; Hoisting the tried–and–true "mock–umentary" to new heights, the fiendishly talented Chris Lilley assumes no less than six roles in…
Wedding Crashers (2005): Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken…; Two friends (Wilson and Vaughn) are connected by their hobby of 'crashing' weddings during the summer nuptial season, purporting to be invited, in…
Wedding Date, The (2005): Dir. Claire Kilner
Feat. Dermot Mulroney, Debra Messing, Jack Davenport…; Lightweight romcom sees a successful single woman (Messing, from TV's "Will and Grace") travel to her sister's wedding in London with a paid male…
Weeds (TV Series) (2005-2012): Feat. Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Justin Kirk…; Tinkering with suburban values and the illusion they help maintain, this wry and caustic comedy of affluence trafficks the drug trade of a widowed…
Wendell Baker Story, The (2005): Dir. Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson
Feat. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eva Mendes…; Typical Wilson brother comedy fare about a scheming ex con who finds work at a retirement hotel and helps the residents get revenge on their nasty…
Wild Colonial Psychos - Bandits on the Run (2005): A compelling live recitation of misdeeds, yarns, balck humour and more from several real–life 'colonial psychos': Mark 'Jacko' Jackson, best…
Winter Passing (2005): Dir. adam rapp
Feat. Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell…; Lyrical, character driven drama offering humour tinged ruminations on loneliness and yearning. Zooey Deschanel provides an arresting lead…
Yours, Mine and Ours (2005): Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Rip Torn; A 'bigger is better' knock–off of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (based on a 1968 comedy) in which two high school sweethearts (Quaid and Russo), both…
13 Going on 30 (2004): Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Andy Serkis…; A winning variation on the "body swaparoo", with an unhappy teenager waking from her 13th birthday to find time fast–forwarded and herself a…
2 B Perfectly Honest (2004): Dir. Randel Cole
Feat. Adam Trese, John Turturro, Andrew McCarthy…; Sporting a setting and story that's unusual enough to be worthwhile, this semi–goofy comedy concerns a mismatched pair of New Yorkers (Trese…
50 First Dates (2004): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Rob Schneider…; A curious Hawaiian–set romcom with marine biologist Sandler wooing Barrymore – trouble is she has short–term amnesia (because of an…
A Dirty Shame (2004): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Tracey Ullman, Selma Blair, Johnny Knoxville…; An outrageous, if obvious, return to boundary–crossing comedy for dir. John Waters (PINK FLAMINGOS), with Tracey Ullman playing a repressed…
A Lot Like Love (2004): Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Taryn Manning…; Cutely delivered riff on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY, this pairs Kutcher with Peet for a long–stalling love affair over the years as both gradually…
Agatha and The Storm (Agata e la tempesta) (2004): Dir. Silvio Soldini
Feat. Licia Maglietta, Giuseppe Battiston, Emilio Solfrizzi; Loosely woven tale of a middle–aged bookshop owner, who becomes embroiled in a surreal swirl of romance and family secrets of infidelity, her…
Alfie (2004): Dir. Charles Shyer
Feat. Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps…; Slicked back remake of the Michael Caine original, here translated to contemporary Manhattan, with Jude Law playing the Cockney skirt–chaser on…
Along Came Polly (2004): Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Anniston, Philip Seymour Hoffman…; A control–freak meets chaos–personified in a NYC comedy that, while utterly familiar, cannot fail due to its stars and overall…
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004): Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd…; Comedian–of–the–moment Will Ferrell leads a team of sub–intelligent, chauvinistic TV news broadcasters in this satire of news…
Around the World in 80 Days (2004): Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent…; Colourfully energetic version of Jules Verne's classic adventure, in which a casual bet sets three unusual companions on a race around the…
As it is in Heaven (Så som i himmelen) (2004): Dir. Kay Pollak
Feat. Michael Nyqvist; A feelgood arthouse hit about a renowned classical music conductor who rediscovers his roots in the far north of Sweden. Acquiring a rundown…
Balls (Männer wie wir) (2004): Dir. Sherry Horman
Feat. Maximillian Bruckner; Discovered by homophobic teamates to be a gay, a German goalie gets chucked off his provincial soccer team and vows to return in a mere four weeks…
Barbershop 2 (Back in Business) (2004): Dir. Kevin Sullivan
Feat. Ice-Cube, Queen Latifah; More humourous stylings from Ice Cube et al, this time saving their Chicago neighbourhood barbershop from rampant gentrification. Featuring rather…
Best of Spike Milligan, The (2004): Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Spike Milligan; BBC compilation of comical highlights from the television career of the famous ex–Goon. Includes skits from 'Q' and 'There's a lot of it About'.
Bill Bailey - Live at the Apollo (Part Troll) (2004): Dir. Nick Morris
Feat. Bill Bailey; The star of BLACK BOOKS gives a vivid rendition of his one–man variety show, which is part self–deprecating autobiography, part satirical…
Bill Hicks - Live (2004): Feat. Bill Hicks; An essential showcase of three live shows from the legendary stand–up comedian and ferocious left–wing commentator, Bill Hicks, who died…
Blackpool (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Coky Giedroyc, Julie Ann Robinson
Feat. David Morrissey, Sarah Parish, David Tennant; Cocky and entertaining mini–series concerns the rise and fall of a Blackpool gambling entrepeneur, played with broad intensity by the excellent…
Bombon (El Perro) (2004): Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Juan Villegas; A middle–aged man (Villegas), struggling to maintain his meager lifestyle working as a mechanic in remote Patagonia, and selling knives on the…
Boston Legal - Season 1 (TV Series) (2004-2005): Feat. James Spader, William Shatner, Monica Potter…; Irreverent spinoff to THE PRACTICE adds a thwack of biting comedy to some familiar courtroom antics, chiefly courtesy of star turns from James Spader…
Bride and Prejudice (2004): Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Martin Henderson, Naveen Andrews, Aishwarya Rai; Bollywood meets Hollywood in this rather original Jane Austen adaptation, with ex–pat Kiwi Henderson playing a blueblood American who falls…
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004): Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant; Again playing the English everygirl betrayed by her genius for the 'faux pas', Rene Zellweger runs a gamut of embarassing situations as she…
Bro' Town - Series 1 (TV Series) (2004): An instant hit with local audiences, this 'Simpsons of the South Pacific', catches a humourous and authentic South Auckland vibe, with its teenage…
Bubba Ho-Tep (2004): Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis; Strangely brilliant horror–satire with an outlandish plot where Elvis Presley (living but aging and impotent) fights the evil of a reincarnated…
Calcium Kid, The (2004): Dir. Alex de Rakoff
Feat. Orlando Bloom; A perky, earnest mockumentary in which a weedy amateur boxer (Bloom) – in daily life a milkman – finds himself in an unlikely bout with…
Chappelle's Show (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Dave Chappelle; Dave Chappelle's revered sketch show ranks amongst the decades comedic high points, with it's mixture of sketches, pop culture parodies and live…
Chestnut (2004): Dir. Robert Vince
Feat. Abigail Breslin; Sweet family movie with Oscar–nominated Abigail Breslin and up–and–coming child actor Makenzie Vega playing two orphans adopted by…
Chris Rock - Bigger and Blacker (2004): Feat. Chris Rock; A televised comedy special starring comedian Chris Rock, letting loose on a variety of subjects at the Apollo Theatre, New York.
Chris Rock - Never Scared (2004): Dir. Joel Gallan
Feat. Chris Rock, Doug E Fresh; Comedian, actor and star/host of his own show, Chris Rock is seen here in his fourth, and best, solo stand–up comedy special. Those allergic to…
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Christian Slater, Neve Campbell, Miranda Richardson…; A satirical swipe at Hollywood's tendency to Americanize history, with Christian Slater playing an American GI who supposedly impersonated British PM…
Cinderella Story, A (2004): Dir. Mark Rosman
Feat. Hilary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray; A bubbly updating of the 'Cinderella' fairytale, with Hilary Duff (LIZZIE MAGUIRE) playing a put–upon modernday teenager who must slave away…
Coffee and Cigarettes (2004): Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop…; A compendium of whimsical b&w shorts from lapsidaisical indie auteur Jim Jarmusch, set around various celebrity encounters over nicotine and…
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004): Dir. Sara Sugarman
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Adam Garcia; Light 'tweeny' comedy in which teenage centre–of–attention Lohan (FREAKY FRIDAY) is moved to the dull suburbs with her family and finds…
Connie and Carla (2004): Dir. Michael Lembeck
Feat. Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny…; In an unusual twist on the 'drag comedy' genre Toni Collette and Nia Vardalos are pursued by mobsters and escape by posing as drag–queens on…
Conversations with Mother (Conversaciones con mamá) (2004): Dir. Santiago Carlos Oves
Feat. China Zorrilla, Eduardo Blanco; Chaotic, poignant and amusing, this Argentinian drama has a newly redundant man try and persuade his 80–year old mother to sell her apartment…
Corner Gas (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Brent Butt; Praised in certain quarters, this unheralded Canadian sitcom recalls in spirit the irreverent ‘nothingness’ of SEINFELD, extracting smart and…
Criminal (2004): Dir. Greg Jacobs
Feat. John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal…; A reasonably successful American replay of the Argentian thriller NINE QUEENS, this sees a con artist (Reilly) take an apprentice (Luna) under his…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 4 (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Mel Brooks, Ben Stiller, Ted Danson, Saul…
D.E.B.S. (Debs) (2004): Dir. Angela Robinson
Feat. Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Devon Aoki…; After passing a secret aptitude test hidden inside a normal school exam, a gaggle of nubile schoolgirls are recruited to a secret espionage…
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004): Feat. Dave Chappelle; Standup comedian Dave Chappelle struts his stuff at the Fillmore, dealing with a variety of subjects (race, San Francisco, plastic surgery, sex) with…
Dead and Breakfast (2004): Dir. Matthew Leutwyler
Feat. Portia de Rossi, Jeremy Sisto, David Carradine; This reasonably hospitable reprise of zombie peril has six friends finding themselves trapped and hunted in and around a smalltown 'bed and…
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) - Season 1 (2004): Feat. Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross…; A wildly popular "super–soap" which explores the secrets, neuroses, affairs and generally intriguing lives of a group of middle–aged…
Director's Commentary (TV Series) (Peter De Lane's Director's Commentary) (2004): Feat. Rob Brydon; Rob Brydon provides hilariously subversive director's commentary of the TV shows he's directed, under the guise of 'Peter De Lane'. Shows spoofed…
Dodgeball (2004): Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber
Feat. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor…; A very broad satire for pals Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, who take their popular brand of lampoonery into the sports arena and aim it strictly below…
Duck Season (2004): Dir. Fernando Eimbcke
Feat. Enrique Arreola, Diego Cataño, Danny Miranda…; Two videogame–mad teens find their lazy Sunday hijacked by a nosey neighbour and stubborn pizza delivery man in this breezy, flavoursome…
Duplex (2004): Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller, Harvey Fierstein…; Typically wicked premise from dir. De Vito, with Stiller and Barrymore as a duplex–owning young couple who are lumbered with an eccentric,…
Dylan Moran - Monster Live (2004): Feat. Dylan Moran; Ireland’s loveable BLACK BOOKS drunkard takes to the stage with his acerbic and deadpan brand of the amusing everyday, complete with fag and wine…
Eating Out (2004): Dir. Q. Allan Brocka
Feat. Scott Lunsford, Jim Verraros, Emily Stiles…; Farcical comedy focusing on a straight guy convinced by his gay best friend that if he pretends to 'bat for the other team' he could score any chick…
Ella Enchanted (2004): Dir. Tommy O’Haver
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes…; Anne Hathaway (THE PRINCESS DIARIES) stars in this family fantasy as a princess who must travel to distant lands to offload her gift (curse) of…
Elvis Has Left the Building (2004): Dir. Joel Zwick
Feat. John Corbett, Kim Basinger, Denise Richards…; A goofy roadtrip from the dir. of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, in which a depressed advertising executive (Corbett) hooks up with a cosmetics saleswoman…
Employee of the Month (2004): Dir. Mitch Rouse
Feat. Christina Applegate, Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn; Matt Dillon is dumped by his girlfriend (Applegate) and fired from his job in the same day. Thank goodness Steve Zhan is around to pull him out of…
Enter the Phoenix (2004): Dir. Stephen Fung
Feat. Daniel Wu, Karen Mok, Nicholas Tse…; The disowned gay son of a dying triad leader must inherit control of an organised crime family in this typically scattershot Hong Kong comedy…
Entourage (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jeremy Piven; A loutish, hipper spin on CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM's lifestyles of the rich and famous, this series chronicles the rising star of a hot young actor…
Envy (2004): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Rachel Weisz…; Ben Stiller and Jack Black team together for the first time in a black comedy that, for all its waywardness, is refreshingly off the beaten track for…
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst…; A miraculous, complex 'domestic fantasy' from the twin genius of writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry, who find a satisfying narrative…
Eulogy (2004): Dir. Michael Clancy
Feat. Ray Romano, Hank Azaria, Kelly Preston…; A Rhode Island family come together for the funeral of their grandpa, but their various dysfunctions and inappropriate traits prove a continual…
Eurotrip (2004): Dir. Jeff Schaffer
Feat. Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg…; The makers of ROADTRIP detour into the (moderately) 'bad taste' potential of a European holiday, as an American student attempts to track down a…
Facelift (TV Series) (2004-2006): A genuinely hilarious, Kiwi–centric sketch satire spoofing many of New Zealand’s best known ‘faces’, with various masked actors…
Familia Rodante (Rolling Family) (2004): Dir. Pablo Trapero
Feat. Graciana Chironi, Bernardo Forteza; Argentinian comedy from the director of EL BONAERENSE, following a large family who embark on an epic road trip from Buenos Aires to a village in…
Fighting Temptations, The (2004): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Cuba Jr. Gooding, Beyonce Knowles; Enjoyable musical comedy with Cuba Gooding Jr. as a New York ad exec, who must pass himself off as the leader of a Southern gospel choir before he…
First Daughter (2004): Dir. Forest Whitaker
Feat. Katie Holmes, Mark Blucas, Michael Keaton; Katie Holmes scrubs up nicely as the daughter of the US President heading off to college for an inexperienced taste of freedom, inevitably getting…
Futile Attraction (2004): Dir. Mark Prebble
Feat. Michelle Ang, Alistair Browning; Set around a 'Reality TV' show, whose attempt to follow a couple from arranged date through to consummation is frustrated when the selected twosome…
Garden State (2004): Dir. Zach Braff
Feat. Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm…; Sitcom actor Zach Braff compliments his career in "Scrubs" as the ambitious writer, director and star of this personal, melancholy comedy that became…
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe; Richard Ayoade (THE IT CROWD) spun this radical late–night oddity with cohort Matthew Holness, who plays a fictional horror author and creator…
Garth Method, The (2004): Dir. Gregory Pakis
Feat. Gregory Pakis; Unhinged comedy based on the true story of an out–of–work actor who kidnapped members of the public and forced them to act in his…
George W. Bushisms (2004): Dir. Elizabeth Reeder
Feat. Brian Unger; A smirkingly hilarious compilation of some of US President George W. Bush's worst manglings of the English language during speeches and…
Gladiatress (2004): Dir. Brian Grant
Feat. Sally Phillips, Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan; A modest spoof on the sword–and–sandal genre (see GLADIATOR or XENA), with three Celtic lasses kitting up for a wander through a welter…
Green Wing (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Tamsin Greig, Stephen Mangan, Sarah Alexander; Cult medical comedy stars BLACK BOOK's idiosyncratic Tamsin Greig as a new surgical registrar whose job orientation runs the usual gamut of deranged,…
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (Harold and Kumar get the Munchies) (2004): Dir. Danny Leiner
Feat. Kal Penn, John Cho; An ethnic spin on the low–brow youth comedy formula from the dir. of DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR that prays at the altar of dope and junk…
Huff (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Hank Azaria, Paget Brewster, Blythe Danner…; Solid 'midlife crisis' drama series set around a successful psychiatrist (Azaria) who is sent into a tailspin when a 15–year old patient…
Hulchul (2004): Dir. Priyadarshan
Feat. Akshaye Khanna, Kareena Kapoor, Sunil Shetty…; Snowballing tale of comic conspiracy between two families, one, mostly comprised of males who have sworn off "the women" and the other, more balanced…
I Am Not An Animal (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Peter Baynham
Feat. Steve Coogan, Simon Pegg; Acclaimed claymation series, set around a group of 'super animals' who live in luxury in an ultra–secret vivisection laboratory. Although…
I Heart Huckabees (2004): Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg, Lily Tomlin…; The meaning of life and capitalism in the post–millenial age are ambitiously tackled in this "existential comedy" from the dir. of FLIRTING…
In Good Company (2004): Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson…; Grappling with the personal dynamics and conflicts of corporate culture in a marketing department, this has a youthful upstart (Grace) promoted over…
Incredibles, The (2004): Dir. Brad Bird
Feat. Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson…; Living up to its title, this stunner from Pixar studios sets the benchmark in children's entertainment yet again, while being their most…
Insiders Guide to Happiness, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Fasitua Amosa, Ben Barrington, Fraser Brown…; An ambitious, stylish TV series (made on our doorstep) which shows the life–tracks of various contemporary urbanites and suburbanites meshing…
Intimate Strangers (Confidences trop intimes) (2004): Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Anne Brochet; Another stylish excursion into suspensful romanticism for dir. Leconte (MONSIEUR HIRE), here premised on a woman's mistaken assumption that she is…
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004): Dir. Michael Dowse
Feat. Paul Kaye, Kate Magowan; Documentary–mockumentary comedy about the notoriously hedonistic dance DJ Frankie Wilde (Kaye), who rode the wave of 1990s Ibiza club culture…
Jersey Girl (2004): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Jason Biggs…; Surprising schmaltz from the dir. of CLERKS and CHASING AMY, who supresses (almost) the dick and movie jokes that are his stock–in–trade…
Jimmy Glick in Lalawood (2004): Dir. Vadim Jean
Feat. Martin Short, Janeane Garofalo, Elizabeth Perkins; A feature spin–off of Martin Short's TV Series 'Primetime Glick', in which Short plays a wannabe celebrity interviewer who comes to prominence…
Joey (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Matt LeBlanc, Drea De Matteo, Jennifer Coolidge; Matt LeBlanc jumps the shark in this resurrection of his lovable, studly FRIENDS role after the popular show's tenth season finale. A desperate,…
John Safran vs God (TV Series) (2004): Feat. John Safran; Ozzie media–satirist John Safran explores religion in the modern world with high irreverance, low humour and agnostic scepticism. Among the…
King of Bollywood (2004): Dir. Piyush Jha
Feat. Kavita Kapoor, Sophie Dahl, Om Puri; A tongue–in–cheek satire of the Bollywood movie industry, in which a star (Puri) with notions of his own timeless importance becomes…
Kung Fu Hustle (2004): Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Wah Yuen; Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow trumps all previous efforts (and that's saying something) with this dynamic, bust–a–gut funny…
Ladykillers, The (2004): Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Tom Hanks, Marlon Wayans, Irma P. Hall; The ever–talented Coen Brothers (O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?) take on the challenging task of updating the classic Ealing black comedy, importing…
Last Shot, The (2004): Dir. Jeff Nathanson
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Toni Collette…; Zany comedy a nifty premise, has Broderick play a wannabe director who gets the 'greenlight' without realising he is part of an elaborate FBI…
Laws of Attraction (2004): Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore, Parker Posey; Two divorce lawyers (Brasnan and Moore) feud in court, reconcile, schmooze and get drunkenly hitched, in this screwball comedy of average…
League of Gentlemen, The - Series 3 (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith; Third series of the ghoulishly black comedy set in the sinister village of Royston Vasey.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004): Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Billy Connolly…; Unfolding as a series of beautifully designed events, this Hollywood adaptation of the popular fantasy books fortunately doesn't water down the…
Librarian Trilogy, The (2004-2008): Feat. Noah Wyle, Bob Newhart, Stana Katic…; Enthusiastic adventure trilogy stars Wyle as Flynn Carsen, a student who is suddenly and mysteriously employed as the Librarian at the New York…
Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The (2004): Dir. Stephen Hopkins
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson…; An entertaining, if disturbing summary of the turbulent life of British comedian Peter Sellers, with Geoffrey Rush starring as the man who famously…
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett…; Another snorkle into the 'Cinema Absurd with Wes Anderson', delivering an intricate comedic conceit woven around a washed–up oceanographer…
Life Begins (TV Series) (2004): Dir. David Caffrey, Charles Palmer
Feat. Caroline Quentin, Alexander Armstrong, Frank Finlay…; Charming British series concerning a woman who must face life as a single middle–age woman after the sudden departure of her husband.…
Life is a Miracle (Zivot je cudo) (2004): Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Slavko Stimac, Natasa Solak; Another feverish, frenetic and heartfelt vision from Balkan dir. Emir Kusturica (UNDERGOUND), attempting here to fathom and unknot the bloody Bosnian…
Little Black Book (2004): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Kathy Bates, Holly Hunter…; Brittany Murphy plays a television researcher whose curiosity gets the better of her when she gets her hands on her boyfriend's pocket…
Look At Me (Comme une Image) (2004): Dir. Agnes Jaoui
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnes Jaoui; Another diverting comedy of manners from the husband–wife creative team behind THE TASTE OF OTHERS, set among the fragile egos of the literary…
Mango Kiss (2004): Dir. Sascha Rice
Feat. Daniele Ferraro, Michelle Wolff; Two recently outed lesbians embark on a new life in San Francisco, assuming various gender roles as queer performance artists while edging closer to…
Marriages! (2004): Dir. Valerie Guignabodet
Feat. Mathilde Seigner, Jean Dujardin, Miou-Miou; A messy, if diverting marriage farce brings together three generations of couples at a picturesque wedding in southern France.
Matando Cabos (2004): Dir. Alejandro Lozano
Feat. Tony Dalton, Ana Claudia Talancon, Pedro Jr. Armendariz; Energetic Mexican 'farce of errors' in which two teenagers kidnap a coldly ruthless businessman, not realising he is also a coveted prize for a…
Me And My Sister (Les Soeurs Fachees) (2004): Dir. Alexandra Leclere
Feat. Isabelle Huppert, Catherine Frot; A deceptively simple French comedy, which has a bubbly and gauche rural–dwelling woman (Frot) visiting her arrogant and successful sister…
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2004): Dir. Miranda July
Feat. Miranda July, John Hawkes, Brad William Henke; An intriguing, fine–quality drama from the boundary of art and indie filmmaking, in which two struggling characters – a performance…
Mean Girls (2004): Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Lacey Chabert, Tina Fey…; The appealing Lindsay Lohan plays a teenager who moves from her African jungle home (her parents are zoologists) to the jungle of a Chicago…
Meet the Fockers (2004): Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman…; A catalogue of embarrassments and misunderstandings proves a winning formula again in this sequel to MEET THE PARENTS, with…
Melinda and Melinda (2004): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Chiwetel Ejiofor…; Woody Allen's tweaks his formula in a clever conceit that alternates a comic and tragic version of the same romantic story. Australian actress…
Mighty Boosh, The (TV Series) (2004): Dir. Paul King
Feat. Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt; Irreverent, maniacal cult comedy from the BBC stables, centered around zoo workers Howard Moon and Vince Noir who find time between feeding the…
Millions (2004): Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Alex Etel, Lewis McGibbon, James Nesbitt; A magical family film concerning an idealistic seven–year–old Manchester lad (Etel) whose will to 'do good' is complicated when a…
Napoleon Dynamite (2004): Dir. Jared Hess
Feat. Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell…; Destined for cult status, this plays like a high school comedy made by its alienated students, with its quirky in–jokes and non–sequiturs…
Narco: Secret Adventures of Gustav Klopp (2004): Dir. Tristan Aurouet
Feat. Guillaume Canet, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Benoit Poolevarde…; A narcoleptic comic–book writer finds illusion and reality blurring between his fantastical imagination, a succession of dead–end day…
New York Minute (2004): Dir. Dennie Gordon
Feat. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy; Fairly innocuous comedy in which the uber–marketing triumph 'The Olsen Twins' head to New York as chalk–and–cheese sisters who…
Night of the Living Dorks (2004): Dir. Mathias Dinter
Feat. Tino Mewes, Manuel Cortez, Thomas Schmieder…; High school geek revenge flick meets living dead spoof when four geeky buddies accidentally become zombies – and reap the social benefts – in…
Nighty Night (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Julia Davis; Thoroughly "wicked" drama series follows the nefarious efforts of arch–manipulator Julia Davis to 'move on' after her husband falls ill to…
Outing Riley (2004): Dir. Pete Jones
Feat. Pete Jones, Nathan Fillion, Michael McDonald…; Good–natured comedy about a man summoning up the courage to tell his tough Irish family he's gay, when his sister decides to take matters into…
Pacifier, The (2004): Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Vin Diesel, Lauren Graham, Tate Donovan; A breezy reprise of KINDERGARTEN COP, with the sleek Vin Diesel playing a disgraced Navy Seal who is assigned to protect the children of a US…
People (2004): Dir. Fabien Onteniente
Feat. Rupert Everett, Jose Garcia, Ornella Muti; Raucous French comedy starring one Rupert Everett as the Parisian Jet Set's party organiser, who finds himself departing to Ibiza in order to retain…
Peter Kay - Live at the Top of the Tower (2004): Feat. Peter Kay; Actor Peter Kay hits the stand–up stage with his lively, rotund brand of British humour.
Phil the Alien (2004): Dir. Rob Stefaniuk
Feat. Rob Stefaniuk, Boyd Banks; One of the more original satires to emerge from Canada, this proffers the tale of a humanoid alien who crashlands his saucer in the backwoods of…
Piccadilly Jim (2004): Dir. John McKay
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Frances O’Connor, Brenda Blethyn…; Adapted from P.G. Wodehouse’s comic novel, this tells the tale of an American scoundrel who flails about and fails on both sides of the Atlantic in…
Prince and Me, The (2004): Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Julia Stiles, Miranda Richardson, James Fox; Solid 'Cinderella' updating, with Stiles playing a student who becomes romantically entwined with Crown Prince of Denmark. Fairly playful, and Stiles…
Producing Adults (2004): Dir. Aleksi Salmenpera
Feat. Minna Haapkyla, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Minttu Mustakallio…; Finnish comedy–drama about a woman who develops an unlikely relationship with the female doctor she meets at the fertility clinic, while she is…
Raise Your Voice (2004): Dir. Sean McNamara
Feat. Hilary Duff, John Corbett, Rita Wilson…; The fetching Hilary Duff plays an aspiring young singer from Arizona, who after the tragic death of her brother, elopes to a music–training…
Raising Helen (2004): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack…; Sweet comic fluff, with Hudson playing a successful New York party animal who is exiled to the suburbs when she 'inherits' the three children of her…
Rice Rhapsody (Hainan ji fan) (2004): Dir. Kenneth Bi
Feat. Sylvia Chang, Mélanie Laurent, Maggie Q; Light, good–natured familial farce about a sturdy single mother who, fearing a drought of grandchildren, plots to ‘straighten’ the…
Satan's Little Helper (2004): Dir. Jeff Lieberman
Feat. Katheryn Winnick, Alexander Bricknel, Amanda Plummer; A Halloween–set black comedy about a nine–year–old boy who inadvertently teams up with a masked psychopath on his round of…
Saved! (2004): Dir. Brian Dannelly
Feat. Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin…; Satire of 90s Christian teen mores sees Jena Malone ostracised by her righteous friends after becoming pregnant. Surprising lack of bite is…
Saving Face (2004): Dir. Alice Wu
Feat. Joan Chen, Lynn Chen, Michelle Krusiec; Comfy American indie which plumbs various relationship taboos in the world of Asian–America, centred around the lesbian longings of a surgeon…
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Scooby Doo 2) (2004): Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jnr., Matthew Lillard…; More shenanigans from the Scoob and his human pals – Fred, Shaggy, Velma and Daphne – this time defending the city of Coolsville from an…
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.
Smoking Room, The (TV Series) (2004-2005): Dir. Gareth Carrivick
Feat. Robert Webb, Jeremy Swift, Paula Wilcox…; BBC three began airing this sitcom 6 months after the final Christmas special of Ricky Gervais's masterpiece "The Office". However, this series…
Soul Plane (2004): Dir. Jessy Terrero
Feat. Snoop Dogg, Tom Arnold, Method Man …; Perhaps one of the stupidest movies ever made, this "raunchy send up of AIRPLANE" nevertheless amuses the hell out of many people.
Spanglish (2004): Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Adam Sandler, Paz Vega, Tea Leoni…; A Mexican maid (Vega) is inducted into the Bel Air household of a celebrity chef (Sandler) and his dysfunctional family, in this cheerfully sour…
Starsky and Hutch (2004): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell…; With this updated comic riff on the iconic cop show of the 1970s, Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson repeat the winning formula of hits like ZOOLANDER and…
Stepford Wives, The (2004): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Glenn Close, Christopher Walken…; Remade as a comedy, this glossy, satirical double–take on the spooky 70s thriller of the same name has man–eating TV executive Nicole…
Story of My Life, The (Mensonges et trahisons et plus si affinités) (2004): Dir. Laurent Tirard
Feat. Edouard Baer, Marie-Josee Croze, Clovis Cornillac…; A ghostwriter’s charmed life is thrown into tailspin when he’s assigned the autobiography of a notoriously egotistical soccer star. Further…
Strange Bedfellows (2004): Dir. Dean Murphy
Feat. Paul Hogan, Michael Caton, Roy Billing…; In this nicely–judged farce, red–blooded Aussie mates Hogan and Caton masqerade as a same–sex couple to exploit various tax…
Strangerhood, The (TV Series) (2004): The creators of RED vs BLUE trade their gamepads for mousepads in appropriating popular 'life simulation' THE SIMS, overdubbing the computer game's…
Survive Style 5+ (2004): Dir. Gen Sekiguchi
Feat. Tadanobu Asano, Hiroshi Abe, Vinnie Jones…; Hitmen, hypnotists, murdered spouses, and a trio of oddball thieves converge in this delirious, unclassifiable comedy–mystery–drama by…
Surviving Christmas (2004): Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate…; In a moment of lonely Christmas nostalgia, an obnoxious young millionaire (Affleck) journeys to his childhood home and bribes the resident family to…
Taxi (2004): Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bundchen; A NYC detective recruits a taxi driver (Latifah) renowned for her driving skills, to catch a gang of leggy super–model bank robbers (all…
Team America - World Police (2004): Dir. Trey Parker
Feat. Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller…; The most fully–realized and funniest creation yet from the SOUTH PARK boys, who hit the bullseye (and a raw nerve or two) by brilliantly…
Terminal, The (2004): Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci…; An Eastern–European traveller (Tom Hanks) becomes permanently stranded at JFK Airport, New York, and begins to lead a curious existence, unable…
Thunderstruck (2004): Dir. Darren Ashton
Feat. Sam Worthington; Bittersweet comedy has a group of young heavy–metal musicians make a pact to reunite, should one of them die, so as to bury the body next to…
Tom Goes to the Mayor (TV Series) (2004): One of Adult Swim's more unclassifiable animations, this surreal comedy of small town banter revolves around a diligent citizen of Jefferson, Tom…
Touch of Pink (2004): Dir. Ian Iqbal Rashid
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Jimi Mistry; A gay Indo–Canadian man (Mistry) living happily in London with his boyfriend faces a crisis when his straight–laced Muslim mother flies…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 4 (TV Series) (2004): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Unconscious (Inconscientes) (2004): Dir. Joaquin Oristrell; Boisterous 'Freudian farce' set amidst the extravagent architecture of Barcelona in 1913, where a disturbed psychiatrist suddenly adandons his…
Unreal (2004): Dir. Sloan Copeland
Feat. Michael Giese, Brad Schmidt, Jessica Morales…; Patchy but likeable reality–TV spoof takes six cameras to follow three recently separated couples as they are re–released into the wild…
Upside of Anger, The (2004): Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Erika Christensen…; After being deserted by her husband, a resentful suburban Mom (Allen) turns to the bottle and the arms of her neighbour (Costner), an…
Vanity Fair (2004): Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Rhys Ifans…; Sumptuous and intelligent adaptation of William Thackeray's novel, about the rise of an unscrupulous orphan lass to the aristocracy in Britain during…
Venture Bros, The (TV Series) (2004): The zany minds at Adult Swim turn to spoofing JOHNNY QUEST, directing the spotlight on a pill–popping scientist, his moronic sons, and their…
Whisky (2004): Dir. Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll
Feat. Jorge Bolani, Mirella Pascual, Andres Pazos; From the vintage of Aki Kaurismaki and Jim Jarmusch, this low–key marriage charade stands as the driest comedy in years, accounting for a…
White Chicks (2004): Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Frankie Faison…; Even the make–up is bad in this tasteless gender and race–bending comedy from the Wayan Brothers, in which dark brown FBI agents Shawn…
Wimbledon (2004): Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst, Robert Lindsay…; The producers of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL et al replay the Anglo–American romance formula, appealingly set in the world of professional…
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004): Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel, Topher Grace…; Quality fluff, with Bosworth playing a smalltown girl who wins the titular date, expecting a one–off evening, but gaining an ardent…
Without A Paddle (2004): Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard…; Three modernday 'city slickers' enthuse over a treasure–seeking canoe trip to Oregon, before falling comic victims to the flora, fauna, hairy…
Worst Week of My Life, The (TV Series) (2004): Feat. Sarah Alexander, Ben Miller, Alison Steadman; The stressful lead up to a wedding is the inspired comic premise for this series, in which everything that can go wrong, does go wrong... Ben…
Wrong Coast, The (TV Mini-Series) (2004): Amusing animation parody of Hollywood Entertainment television and mind–numbing mainstream movies. Offensive enough to be entertaining in its…
11:14 (2003): Dir. Greg Marcks
Feat. Rachael Leigh Cook, Barbara Hershey, Patrick Swayze…; A set of seemingly random incidents all coincide in a sleepy suburban town one evening at 11:14pm, throwing together five different characters with…
3 is a Crowd (I'm Staying) (2003): Dir. Diane Kurys
Feat. Sophie Marceau, Vincent Perez, Charles Berling; Farcical French romantic comedy about a wife, fed up with her stubborn husband's cycling obsession, who invites another man to move in. Unfortunately…
A Foreign Affair (2 Brothers and a Bride) (2003): Dir. Helmut Schleppi
Feat. David Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Emily Mortimer; An underrated dramatic satire in which two American farmboys enrol in a 'romance tour' of Russia when their mother dies. As they tour the clubs…
Absolute Power (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Stephen Fry; With its cynical heart in the right place, this BBC comedy has a cunning Stephen Fry running a shameless PR firm, who act as spin doctors to the…
Actors, The (2003): Dir. Conor McPherson
Feat. Michael Caine, Dylan Moran, Miranda Richardson…; Top brass actors grace this amiable comic caper about two struggling theatre players whose "talents" get them mixed up in London's criminal…
Agent Cody Banks (2003): Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Frankie Muniz, Cynthia Stevenson, Hilary Duff…; Teen heart–throb Frankie Munz plays a junior CIA agent in this lightweight but savvy James Bond–parody. Skateboarding his way into a…
American Cousins (2003): Dir. Don Coutts
Feat. Dan Hedaya, Shirley Henderson; Appealingly down–to–earth Glaswegian gangster comedy about a sweet–natured café worker who ends up entangled with the Ukrainian…
American Pie 3 (American Wedding) (2003): Dir. Jesse Dylan
Feat. Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy, Seann William Scott; Third in the series of raunchy–on–top comedies, this offers little that's new, but does manage to be better than expected. With two of…
Anger Management (2003): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei…; Well–managed ‘therapy’ comedy in which a mild mannered Adam Sandler is delivered by court–order into the hands of lunatic…
Anything Else (2003): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci…; Woody Allen returns to his home turf tracking the urban mores of various Manhattan–ites, in a fairly slight comic venture which follows the…
Apres Vous (After You) (2003): Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Sandrine Kiberlain, Jose Garcia…; A well–meaning French maitre d' (Auteuil) saves a lovelorn Parisian (Garcia) from topping himself in a midnight park, before becoming…
April's Shower (2003): Dir. Trish Doolan
Feat. Maria Cina, Trish Doolan, Randall Batinkoff; A closeted lesbian attempts to reconcile her relationship with her to–be–married best friend during a bridal shower in this madcap comedy…
Arrested Development (TV Series) (2003-2005): Feat. Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, Portia de Rossi…; Celebrated TV sitcom follows the travails of a once–affluent family contending with sudden poverty after the bread–winner (Tambor) is…
Bad Santa (2003): Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Lauren Graham…; Gleefully soiling St. Nick's reputation, Billy Bob Thornton dons the red fat–suit as a department store Santa with a penchant for cigarettes,…
Beauty (2003): Feat. Martin Clunes, Sienna Guillory, Peter Vaughan…; Brit comedy in which a cloistered aristocrat, represented by Martin Clunes (DOC MARTIN), scarred by years of inbreeding has chosen to "trap" himself…
Big Bounce, The (2003): Dir. George Armitage
Feat. Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Charlie Sheen…; Adapted from a cheerily hardboiled novel by Elmore Leonard, this sees petty–crim Wilson washing up in Hawaii, when a tempting swindle lands in…
Big Empty, The (2003): Dir. Steve Anderson
Feat. Jon Favreau, Kelsey Grammer, Joey Lauren Adams…; Jon Favreau is an unemployed LA actor who lands a real–life role in a mysterious rendezvous in an eccentric desert town. A deliberately…
Big Fish (2003): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup…; A fantasy of substance from dir. Tim Burton, set around a dying father (Finney) and his son (Crudup), who relives the father's tall stories, piecing…
Blackball (2003): Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Paul Kaye, Vince Vaughn, James Cromwell…; Television comedian Paul Kaye ('Dennis Pennis') takes up the spherical orb in this mild sports comedy as the youthful English lawn bowler, striving…
Bon Voyage (2003): Dir. Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Feat. Isabelle Adjani, Gerard Depardieu, Virginie Ledoyen…; A plushly–mounted, grander–than–life romantic farce from director of "Cyrano De Bergerac". It's June 1940, when a group of…
Bookies (2003): Dir. Mark Illsley
Feat. Nick Stahl, Lukas Haas, Rachael Leigh Cook…; Four college friends become small–time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the…
Bright Young Things (2003): Dir. Stephen Fry
Feat. Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Aykroyd…; Set among the aspirant youth of 1930s Britain, this fresh satirical comedy marks a promising debut for dir. Fry, even if the drama is sliced a little…
Bruce Almighty (2003): Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman; The second coming of Jim Carrey for the director of LIAR LIAR is a similar ‘high concept’ comedy with the same ratio of side–splitting and…
Bullshit (TV Series) (Penn & Teller: Bullshit!) (2003): Abrasive and profanely cogent, partners in crime Penn & Teller (better known as a gross–out magic duo) turn to their BS–detectors in…
Calendar Girls (2003): Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Linda Bassett…; A group of middle–aged Yorkshire–women decide to disrobe for a charity calender, in an affirmative spin on the FULL MONTY…
Camp (2003): Dir. Todd Graff
Feat. Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Don Dixon; A heart–on–its–sleeve musical set an American summer camp for 'artistic' teenagers, in which individual fears and hopes find group…
Canterbury Tales, The (TV Mini-Series) (2003): Feat. James Nesbitt, Julie Walters, Billie Piper…; A contemporay retelling of six tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's medieval classic, which dispenses with the framing journey to concentrate on the…
Carolina (2003): Dir. Marleen Gorris
Feat. Julia Stiles, Shirley Maclaine, Randy Quaid…; Slightly off–kilter romantic comedy, with the dir. of MRS DALLOWAY injecting a little originality into the normal recipe. Stiles, projecting…
Chalte Chalte (2003): Dir. Aziz Mirza
Feat. Shahrukh Khan; Glossy Bollywood comic–romance that runs a typical gamut of emotions about a chalk–and–cheese yet glamourous couple, who against…
Chasing Papi (2003): Dir. Linda Mendoza
Feat. Eduardo Verastegui, Roselyn Sanchez, Maria Conchita Alonso; Featherweight Hispanic comedy has womanising ad–exec Verasetgui maintaining three seperate affairs across the USA. A farcical crisis ensues…
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff…; Based around the true–life experiences of parents with responsibility for twelve children, this may have you counting your blessings between…
Cheers and Tears (TV Series) (The Booze Cruise) (2003): Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Martin Clunes, Mark Benton, Neil Pearson…; "Nothing goes according to plan" in this delightful series of British tele–movies in which an eccentric group of friends set sail on a series…
Cheetah Girls, The (2003): Dir. Oz Scott
Feat. Raven -Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan…; Bubblegum pop teen chick flick following four New York teens trying to make it big in the music world who end up having to choose between fame and…
Creature Comforts (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Richard Goleszowski, Nick Park; Charming claymation television series based on the Oscar–winning short by dir. Park (WALLACE AND GROMIT) set around various eccentric English…
Crime Spree (2003): Dir. Brad Mirman
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Johnny Hallyday…; Slick comedy crime caper focused on a group of French thieves on a heist in Chicago where they mistakenly rob the head honcho of the Mafia and end up…
Cromartie High School (TV Series) (Sakigake!! Kuromati Kôkô) (2003): Dir. Hiroaki Sakurai; The zany and hilarious episodes in the life of a teenage boy who ends up at a rough public school, peopled by an array of thugs, robots, a gorilla…
Daddy Day Care (2003): Dir. Steve Carr
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Steve Zahn; Two unemployed dads open their own day–care centre in this charming, if overly restrained comedy. Eddie Murphy is present in heavy doses,…
Delicate Art of Parking, The (2003): Dir. Trent Carlson; Canadian mockumentary about the joys of life as a devoted parking warden embarking on an investigation into the mad world of parking when his mate is…
Double Take (TV Series) (2003): Award–winning BBC series which uses convincing lookalikes of members of the royal family, politicians, celebrities etc., to construct…
Easy (2003): Dir. Jane Weinstock
Feat. Marguerite Moreau, Brian F O'Byrne, Naveen Andrews…; A nicely–judged indie riff on some of the perennial dilemmas of modern romance, as experienced by two sisters on the quest to find their…
Eddie Izzard - Sexie (2003): Dir. Declan Lowney
Feat. Eddie Izzard; Resplendent in a leather mini and knee–high boots, Eddie explores his transvestism this time around, but also has much to say on Greek…
Elf (2003): Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart…; This latterday Christmas favourite has a man (Ferrell) who has been raised as one of Santa's elves leaving the North Pole and heading out in search…
Fortysomething (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Hugh Laurie, Anna Chancellor, Benedict Cumberbatch; Humorous Britcom starring Hugh Laurie as an anxiety ridden doctor amidst the meltdown of a midlife crisis. With his long–term marriage slowly…
Freaky Friday (2003): Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon; Thoroughly updated and spunky version of Disney's 1977 original, one the best 'body–swap' comedies. Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, play…
Gettin' Square (2003): Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Feat. Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Gary Sweet…; A breezy crime black comedy, set around the good intentions and criminal bungling of several smalltimers in Surfers Paradise, Queensland. Various…
Gigli (2003): Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino…; Famously derided as one of the worst films ever made, this cinematic failure finally proved to Hollywood that audiences don't care about $75 million…
Girl Next Door, The (2003): Dir. Luke Greenfield
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, James Remar…; Cute sex comedy about a high–school virgin who falls in love with his next–door neighbour, whom he soon discovers is a former porn…
Goldfish Memory (2003): Dir. Elizabeth Gill
Feat. Fiona Montgomery; Free–spirited take on the modern conundrums of romance, dating and lust set in a contemporary Dublin of gay, straight and bisexual cycle…
Good Boy! (2003): Dir. John Robert Hoffman; Family comedy has a canine agent is sent to Earth (from the Dogstar) to find out why the planned invasion by dogs has gone awry. Here he finds the…
Good Fences (2003): Dir. Ernest Dickerson
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique; Instructive race–relations telemovie about the stresses of prejudice on an upwardly mobile black family in the white, affluent suburb of…
Goodbye Lenin! (2003): Dir. Wolfgang Becker
Feat. Daniel Bruhl, Katrin Sass, Chulpan Khamatova; This comedy of concealment set around the fall of the Berlin Wall was a justifiable success around the world, with a bittersweet mood of political…
Grand Theft Parsons (2003): Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. Johnny Knoxville, Christina Applegate, Robert Forster…; A blackly comic account of the wordly departure of country–folk–rock pioneer Gram Parsons, who after perishing of a drug overdose, had…
Green Butchers, The (De grønne slagtere ) (2003): Dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas; Grim comedy focused on two down–and–out butchers who discover they can make a killing out of their customer's oblivious cannibalistic…
Grumpy Old Men (TV Series) (2003-2004): An impressive array of British male celebrities take their turn to chew the fat on all manner of irksome annoyances especially concerning the modern…
Gupta Vs Gordon (2003): Dir. Jitendra Pal
Feat. Jitendra Pal; Sincere Kiwi comedy, set in the Hawkes Bay, portrays the struggles of Indian immigrants attempting to settle into the New Zealand lifestyle. Centred…
Haggard (2003): Dir. Bam Margera
Feat. Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Brandon DiCamillo…; Spinoff feature from the creators of JACKASS mostly dispenses with the stuntwork and prankery, substituting plot and comic routines. Dunn is…
Hardware (TV Series) (2003-2004): Feat. Martin Freeman, Peter Serafinowicz, Ken Morley…; Martin Freeman transplants his put–upon persona from THE OFFICE almost intact with this more conventional workplace sitcom. Set in a fictional…
Harvie Krumpet (2003): Dir. Adam Elliot; A quirky claymation short from Australian Adam Elliot, concerning the fantastic adventures, mishaps and tragedies of everyman Harvie. Has gone on to…
Haunted Mansion, The (2003): Dir. Rob Minkoff
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Tilly, Terence Stamp…; Inspired by Disneyland's famous funride, this ghostly comedy has real estate agent Eddie Murphy and kin inadvertantly spending the night in a spooky…
Head of State (2003): Dir. Chris Rock
Feat. Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Lynn Whitfield; Likeable comedian Chris Rock makes his directorial debut with this middling yet prescient political comedy with a then–humorously unlikely…
Holes (2003): Dir. Andrew Davis
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson…; Surprisingly cunning comedy, where a teenager is unjustly sent to an isolated reformatory, and set to work digging holes in the desert for no…
Hollywood Homicide (2003): Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin…; Frantic action–comedy, hardly distinctive for its 'in–shop' Hollywood setting, but with enough gags and star pratfalls from the leads to…
Honourable Wally Norman, The (2003): Dir. Ted Emery
Feat. Kevin Harrington; A fairly biting political satire sees a rural meatworker (Harrington) accidentally stumbling into the local electoral race for MP and soon he is…
I'll Be There (2003): Dir. Craig Ferguson
Feat. Craig Ferguson, Charlotte Church, Joss Ackland…; Surprisingly likeable light comedy has an aging 80s popstar discovering by chance the daughter he never knew he had. Travelling to Wales, he finds…
Intolerable Cruelty (2003): Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Billy Bob Thornton…; Another sophisticated comedy from the Coen Brothers, here certifying George Clooney as a leading man with dab comic timing, opposite a smouldering,…
James' Journey to Jerusalem (Massa'ot James Be'eretz Hakodesh) (2003): Dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Feat. Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe; A witty yet significant portrait of contemporary Israel that takes the form of a deceptively straightforward fable, charting the progress of a young…
Jeff Green Live - Back from the Bewilderness (2003): Feat. Jeff Green; Author and comedian Jeff Green brings stand–up to the West End in this one man one night only routine in front of a sell–out crowd.…
Johnny English (2003): Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Tim Pigott-Smith; A British spy spoof that through the expertise of Rowan Atkinson holds its own against the more sophisticated AUSTIN POWERS. When the entire…
Just Married (2003): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy; Comedy which contrives a juvenile romance between two youngsters who meet on a beach, then hurriedly tie the knot. Their honeymoon in Europe turns…
Kal Ho Naa Ho (Tomorrow May Never Come) (2003): Dir. Nikhil Advani
Feat. Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta; Sporting a string of hit songs and featuring a troika of India's most popular stars, this giddy swirl of romantic comedy, musical, family melodrama…
Kangaroo Jack (2003): Dir. David McNally
Feat. Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren…; A misadventure comedy ensues when two friends from Brooklyn, NY are forced to deliver mob money to Australia, only to see it 'stolen' by a kangaroo…
King of Fridges (2003): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Richard Wilson; Brit comedy in which an enthusiastic electrical store worker gets the chance to be manager on the all important busy bank holiday, but finds himself…
Kiss Me First (Prima dammi un bacio) (2003): Dir. Ambrogio Lo Giudice
Feat. Stefania Rocca, Marco Cocci; Endearing Italian comedy following the fate of two separated lovers whose lives cannot help but intersect. The events of WW2 inevitably drive these…
Kitchen Stories (Salmer fra kjøkkenet) (2003): Dir. Bent Hamer
Feat. Tomas Norstrom, Joachim Calmeyer, Reine Brynolfsson…; A slyly humourous offering from Scandanavia, examining the efforts of the (real–life) Swedish Home Research Institute to improve lives of…
Kuch Naa Kaho (2003): Dir. Rohan Sippy
Feat. Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan; Effective, if predictable, this contemporary comedy of arranged marriage concerns an eligible bachelor (Bachban) who becomes the personal project of…
Kung Faux (TV Series) (2003): Postmodern comic conceit, where a series of classic kung–fu films are redubbed with new music and voiceovers by various hiphoppers –…
Last Detective, The (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Peter Davison; The ironically moniker Constable "Dangerous" Davies livens up this comic policier about an inept but persistent detective saddled with the most…
Latter Days (2003): Dir. C. Jay Cox
Feat. Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey, Jacqueline Bisset; Putting a slight twist on the conventions of romantic gay comedy, a Los Angeles party animal falls for and becomes involved with a young Mormon…
Le Divorce (2003): Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Leslie Caron…; Neither romantic escapism nor French farce American–style, this comedy from ‘prestige’ partnership Merchant–Ivory can’t find shape…
League of Gentlemen, The - Series 2 (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith; Second series of the ghoulishly black comedy set in the sinister Northern English village of Royston Vasey.
Little Britain (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Steve Bendelack, Graham Linehan
Feat. Tom Baker, Matt Lucas, David Walliams…; A surrealistic (invented) travelogue narrated by Tom Baker, which explores the eccentricities of various caricatured 21st century Britons. Created by…
Look Around You (TV Series) (2003-2006): Dir. Tim Kirkby
Feat. Robert Popper, Peter Serafinowicz, Olivia Colman…; Season 1 is a brilliant absurd satire of educational programmes, particularly of the faceless kind played to British schoolchildren in the 1970's,…
Looney Tunes - Back in Action (2003): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin…; Veteran toons Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are successfully dusted off for the 21st century big–screen, interacting with live actors in a frantic…
Love Actually (2003): Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson…; Golden–boy comedy writer Richard Curtis assumes directing duties for the first time but mislays the Midas touch he gained from penning “Four…
Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) (2003): Dir. Yann Samuell
Feat. Marion Cotillard, Guillaume Canet; Two French kids develop an intense relationship through escalating games of "dare" that bond and haunt them through a turbulent teenage and…
Mambo Italiano (2003): Dir. Emile Gaudreault
Feat. Luke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino; Light–hearted story follows an Italian immigrant family in Canada who comically resist their son's efforts to announce he is gay. Set around…
Manchild (TV Series) (2003): Dir. David Evans
Feat. Nigel Havers; The life of four 50–something London men makes for an amusing spin of the ‘men behaving badly’ formula. With three of the…
Margery and Gladys (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Penelope Keith, June Brown; Jaunty British comedy of a wealthy suburban housewife and her cleaner who, believing they've killed a house burglar, set off as fugitives attempting…
Marion & Geoff (TV Series) (2003): Dir. Hugo Blick
Feat. Rob Brydon; Fantastic BBC comedy series co–written by and starring Rob Brydon as a taxi driver who records monologues on his video camera, relating the…
Masked and Anonymous (2003): Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Bob Dylan…; In a near–apocalyptic future America, a popular singer (Bob Dylan) sets out on a nationwide tour to revive his career before heading into a…
Matchstick Men (2003): Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman; A moderately engaging caper comedy from dir. Ridley Scott starring Nicolas Cage as an obsessive–compulsive type whose profession as a conman…
Medallion, The (2003): Dir. Gordon Chan Kar-Seung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani…; Jackie Chan's Hollywood serenade continues, here he plays a Hong Kong detective loaned to Interpol to track down a magical medallion that gives its…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: The Best of the Gala (2003-2006): Four–year retrospective of Melbourne’s famed International Comedy Festival, with selected performances from…
Mighty Wind, A (2003): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean…; Writer–director Christopher Guest and his repertory of actors return for another cheerful send–up of an American subculture – this time…
Munnabhai M.B.B.S. (2003): Dir. Rajkumar Hirani
Feat. Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Dutt; An unusually comedic Bollywood musical, sees a smalltime gangster staging an elaborate deception to prove to his straight–laced father that, in…
My Dad The Rock Star (TV Series) (2003): Animated Nickelodeon series centred around a close replica of that living–breathing cartoon: Gene Simmons of the rock group 'Kiss'. Rock…
New Tricks (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Alun Armstrong, James Bolam, Amanda Redman…; Solidly commended British crime series set around a trio of retired police detectives (Armstrong, Bolam and Waterman), led by the rather brash Amanda…
Newlyweds (TV Series) (Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica) (2003-2005): Feat. Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey; A fluffy, but possibly enjoyable 'Reality TV' series produced by MTV which spends a year in the life of newly hitched pop stars Nick Lachey and…
Nicotina (2003): Dir. Hugo Rodriguez
Feat. Diego Luna, Jésus Ochoa, Lucas Crespi…; A stylish crime caper set in Mexico City, featuring an array of storylines, all featuring frustrated cigarette addicts, who finally intersect in a…
Nobody Knows Anything! (2003): Dir. William Tannen
Feat. Alannah Ubach, Michael Lerner; Twisting the 'indie filmmaking comedy' genre to new extremes, this follows an aspiring director (Ubach) as she decamps to Hollywood to break into the…
Noi Albinoi (Noi the Albino) (2003): Dir. Dagur Kari
Feat. Tomas Lemarquis, Pröstur Leó Gunnarsson; Distinctive drama about a 'gifted' 17–year–old who rebels against the limits of life in a remote Icelandic town. Brimming with…
Nothing (2003): Dir. Vincenzo Natali
Feat. David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Gordon Pinsent; Two losers inhabiting a scungy existence in cramped Toronto discover that their unspoken wish that "the world would just go away" has come…
Old School (2003): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn…; Three former college pals – whose mid–life crisis has come early – set up a 'frat house' on a college campus to relive their lost…
Other Side of the Bed, The (2003): Dir. Emilio Martinez Lazaro
Feat. Paz Vega, Natalia Verbeke, Ernesto Alterio…; Frisky Spanish sex comedy involving the criss–crossing love affairs across a group of "friends" and acquaintances. Cast with 'Guess Jeans'…
Out of Order (2003): Feat. Eric Stoltz, Felicity Huffman, Justine Bateman…; The pilot episode for a TV Series set around a Los Angeles family, where Mom (Huffman) and Dad (Stoltz) exist on the middle rungs of the Hollywood…
Peep Show (TV Series) (2003-2015): Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb; Warped comedy about two perpetual adolescents and their oddball adventures told inventively with off kilter point–of–view and voice overs…
Peter Kay - Live at the Bolton Albert (2003): Feat. Peter Kay; With his particularly British brand of 'have you noticed?' humour, Kay performs here for his hometown, which includes in the crowd his mum and…
Pieces of April (2003): Dir. Peter Hedges
Feat. Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Derek Luke…; The uncomfortably comic family reunion done in the DAYTRIPPERS mold, with a tattooed Katie Holmes as the spacey black sheep of the clan, who invites…
QI (TV Series) (Quite Interesting) (2003-2012): Feat. Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Rob Brydon…; Stephen Fry hosts this high and low–brow quiz show where celebrity panellists earn points for knowledge and invention and are penalised for…
Queer Eye For The Straight Guy (TV Series) (2003-2006): Genuinely amusing series in which five gay men (Ted Allen, Thom Filicia, Kyan Douglas, Jai Rodriguez and Carson Kressley) help transform the life of…
Rage in Placid Lake, The (2003): Dir. Tony McNamara
Feat. Ben Lee, Rose Byrne, Miranda Richardson…; Tale of an eccentric bullied teenager, this mordant comedy executes its satire of abnormality without mercy. The titular Lake (Ben Lee)…
Real Women Have Curves (2003): Dir. Patricia Cardoso
Feat. America Ferrera; A natural antidote to Hollywood silicone, this tells the charming coming–of–age story of an ‘ordinary’ Mexican–American…
Red vs Blue (2003): Dir. Burnie Burns; Appropriating the graphics engine of popular X–Box title ‘Halo’, the makers of this resourceful video game spoof act out various inane…
Reno 911 (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash, Thomas Lennon…; Irreverent and absurd mock–umentary takes us behind the scenes of the Reno police department and spotlights the bungling incompetents who work…
Ricky Gervais Live (Animals, Politics) (2003-2004): Dir. Ricky Gervais
Feat. Ricky Gervais; The comedic genius behind THE OFFICE TV series, here unleashes two live shows in which he proves he has many more strings to his bow, with a cheeky…
Rugrats Go Wild (2003): Dir. John Eng, Norton Virgien; Two of Nickledeon's best cartoons – Rugrats and Wild Thornberrys – come together for an actionpacked 'shipwreck holiday' on an inhabited…
Scary Movie 3 (2003): Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Denise Richards; Further hit–and–miss spoofery of the horror movie genre, and popular culture in general from dir. Zucker and the Wayans clan. Targets…
School for Seduction (2003): Dir. Sue Heel
Feat. Kelly Brook, Emily Woof, Dervla Kirwan…; An Italian temptress (Brook) arrives at a school in darkest Newcastle to try and teach a group of working women about the art of romance. Broadly…
School of Rock (2003): Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White; A must for rock fans of all ages, this hilarious, tongue–in–cheek tribute to rock music is charged by the head–banging enthusiasm…
Schultze Gets the Blues (2003): Dir. Michael Schorr
Feat. Horst Krause, Harald Warmbrunn; A recently retired worker (Krause) in a dismal German mining town, discovers an unexpected passion for playing Zydeco rhythms on the piano accordion,…
Secondhand Lions (2003): Dir. Tim McCanlies
Feat. Robert Duvall, Michael Caine, Haley Joel Osment; 'Hayseed drama' set around a boy (Osment) being sent to live with his eccentric uncles in deepest Texas in the hope they will 'will' him their…
Secret Lives of Dentists, The (2003): Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Campbell Scott, Denis Leary, Hope Davis…; Typically quirky adult fare from dir. Alan Rudolph about two dentists who find cavities in their marriage, this takes imaginative yet distracting…
Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction) (2003): Dir. Jean-François Pouliot
Feat. Raymond Bouchard, David Boutin; Amiable and crafty, this Québécois comedy has a small fishing village trying to gently persuade a visiting young doctor to take up permanent…
Sex and the City - Season 6 (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon…; More episodes from the hit TV–series, here in its final season, about the lives and sexual mores of four NYC friends – Sarah Jessica Parker,…
Shanghai Knights (2003): Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Owen Wilson, Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen; The successful teaming of Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson returns in a hyperreal 19th century world of Victorian threads, kung fu moves and offbeat, if…
She Stoops to Conquer (2003): Dir. Robin Lough, Max Stafford-Clark
Feat. Owen Sharpe, Stephen Beresford, Nigel Cooke; Live production of Oliver Goldsmith's light comedy of manners from the accomplished National Theatre Company. set entirely during one night in a…
Shrek 3-D - The Story Continues (2003): Dir. Simon J Smith; A bridging story between the first two SHREK feature–films, has the same great 'voice cast' return for a modest adventure in which Princess…
Simple Life, The (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie; One of the more gratuitous 'Reality TV' shows puts famously inane heiress Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie (daughter of Lionel), into farm clothes to…
Slings and Arrows (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Paul Gross, Don McKellar, Rachel McAdams; One of the great forgotten TV gems, this critically lauded, scandalously under–watched arts comedy centres on a fictional Canadian Shakespeare…
So Little Time (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen; The ever–cutesome Olsen twins took over the world with this television series where they cope with the pressures of school, social life and…
Something's Gotta Give (2003): Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves…; Smoothly fashioned comic drama in which aging music–industry womaniser Nicholson suffers a heart attack and falls for grey–haired…
Stella Street (2003): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. John Sessions, Phil Cornwell; Worthy bigscreen spinoff of the British TV sketch series, in which two actors (Sessions and Cornwell) impersonate a range of Hollywood stars (Michael…
Stuck on You (2003): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Cher…; Another infectious, deceptively smart comedy from the Farrelly Brothers, who here apply their endearing brand of political incorrectness to the…
Tais Toi! (Ruby and Quentin) (2003): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Jean Reno, Andre Dussollier…; Another reliable entertainment from the writer–director of THE CLOSET and THE DINNER GAME, this screwball crime comedy boasts a central comic…
Tenacious D - The Complete Masterworks (2003): Feat. Jack Black, Kyle Gass; The complete episodes of the short–lived but hilarious HBO TV series, this showcase also compiles the various other projects formed around the…
Tiptoes (Tiny Tiptoes) (2003): Dir. Matthew Bright
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale…; Safely quirky indie has Kate Beckinsale and Matthew McConaughey's relationship heading for the rough waters when she discovers his family almost…
Toy Love (2003): Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, Kate Elliot; Under–rated "bedroom comedy" from writer–director Harry Sinclair about the unruly love games played by a circle of flaky, impetuous…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 3 (TV Series) (2003): Further episodes from this gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series, based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer…
Tutenstein (TV Series) (2003): Quirksome kids animation which begins when the Egyptian mummy of a 10–year old pharoah is struck by lightning in a museum and 'Tut' comes back…
Two and a Half Men (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Melanie Lynskey; This family–friendly sitcom is mostly a vehicle for Charlie Sheen, who here plays a rich bachelor who has to reluctantly accommodate his…
Uptown Girls (2003): Dir. Boaz Yakin
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear; Effectively fluffy comedy of teenage bad manners and pre–pubescent precociousness has Brittany Murphy playing an airhead pop–star who…
View from the Top (2003): Dir. Bruno Barreto
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mike Myers…; Gwyneth Paltrow plays a hick–town blonde who sets her sights on becoming an international flight attendant in this lighter–than–air…
Von Trapped (2003): Dir. Morag Fullarton
Feat. Caroline Quentin, Una Stubbs, Jim Carter…; Brit comedy in which a jilted mother, portrayed by Caroline Quentin (JONATHAN CREEK), with a religious–like devotion to THE SOUND OF MUSIC…
Watching You (2003): Feat. Diane Flacks, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Cara Pifko…; A collection of award–winning international lesbian short films, which will be a treat for the target audience. There's a huge variety of…
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2003): Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson; 'Dogme' film by way of Scotland, that surveys the doings of four childlike adults, achieving a curious dual tone of whimsical drama and gallows…
Wildboyz (TV Series) (2003-2005): Dir. Jeff Tremaine
Feat. Steve-O , Chris Pontius; JACKASS alumni Steve–O and Chris Pontius apply their daredevil obnoxiousness to satirising the 'nature documentary'. In practice, this…
William and Mary (TV Series) (2003): Feat. Martin Clunes, Julie Graham; The ups and downs of an undertaker (Clunes) and midwife (Graham) in love forms the basis of this rocky, unconventional relationship comedy, where…
Wondrous Oblivion (2003): Dir. Paul Morrison
Feat. Delroy Lindo, Emily Woof; A warm–hearted tale of sporting nostalgia, set in 60s London around a Jewish boy's tutoring in cricket from his Jamacian neighbour…
Yes Men, The (2003): Dir. Chris Smith, Sarah Price, Dan Ollman; Riding a wave of highly successful feature docos from the political left, this one has the honour of being the funniest and perhaps most…
You Can't Stop the Murders (2003): Dir. Anthony Mir; In a small Australian town, a serial killer selects his victims according to the lineup of the classic 'Village People' music group. Although not…
24 Hour Party People (2002): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Steve Coogan, Andy Serkis, Paddy Considine…; A serio–comic music industry biopic about one Tony Wilson, founder of the legendary Factory record label and the Hacienda Club, that provides a…
800 Balas (800 Bullets) (2002): Dir. Alex de la Iglesia
Feat. Carmen Maura, Sancho Gracia; Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia (DAY OF THE BEAST) brings his wild energy to this story of a stuntman in Almeria whose career is floundering in…
9 Dead Gay Guys (Nine Dead Gay Guys) (2002): Dir. Lab Ky Mo
Feat. Glen Mulhern, Brendan Mackey, Steven Berkoff…; Irreverent, often damned funny, crime comedy in which two lads stumble their way through the London gay underworld in search of 'gainful…
About a Boy (2002): Dir. Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
Feat. Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz…; “No man is an island” is a theme explored with wit and pathos in this romantic comedy that’s plot and characters refreshingly detour from…
About Schmidt (2002): Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney…; Age becomes Jack Nicholson in a beautifully modulated comedy of late life lament that doubles as an affectionate satire of middle…
Adaptation (2002): Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper…; Another virtuoso post–modern comedy from the team behind BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, with a miraculously adapted Nicolas Cage – in identical twin…
Adventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002): Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson…; Sci–fi comedy set in 2080 and following a lunar nightclub owner and ex–convict (Eddie Murphy) who is trying to keep the mafia out of his…
Ali G In Da House (2002): Dir. Mark Mylod
Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen; Sacha Baron Cohen and his wildly successfully small–screen alter–ego take to the feature film narrative like a duck to water in this…
Analyze That (2002): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow; Not bearing up to much analysis, this expectedly familiar sequel to the De Niro–Crystal comedy duet runs on repeat gags but enjoys the humorous…
Anita and Me (2002): Dir. Metin Hüseyin
Feat. Kathy Burke, Lynn Redgrave, Sanjeev Bhaskar; A funny, yet finally serious drama about a Indian girl’s coming of age in the English Midlands in the early 1970s. Life is idyllic enough until…
Asterix and Obelix - Mission Cleopatra (2002): Dir. Alain Chabat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Alain Chabat, Monica Bellucci…; The core cast of 1999's disastrous ASTERIX AND OBELIX TAKE ON CAESAR return for a far more successful adaptation of one of those classic…
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002): Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Mike Myers, Robert Wagner, Michael York…; The third and probably final instalment of the wildly successful spy spoof series sets itself in the garish 1970s, but having run clean out of…
Banger Sisters, The (2002): Dir. Bob Dolman
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush; Cute comedy about the reunion of two rock groupies from the 70s, one of whom is still living the life (Goldie Hawn), the other (Susan Sarandon) has…
Barbershop (2002): Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Ice-Cube, Sean Patrick Thomas; Set on the last day of business for a Chicago barbershop, this spins much engaging chatter, discourse and comedy between barbers and their black…
Bark! (2002): Dir. Kasia Adamik
Feat. Lisa Kudrow, Hank Azaria, Vincent D'Onofrio; A man becomes troubled when his wife starts acting like a dog – barking at strangers, nuzzling family members – and calls on…
Believe Nothing (TV Series) (2002): Dir. John Stroud
Feat. Rik Mayall; Rik Mayall here displays his talent for creating obnoxiously hilarious characters, playing the "cleverest man in Britain", Professor Adonis…
Bend It Like Beckham (2002): Dir. Gurinder Chadha
Feat. Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers…; Adding exotic, gender–twisting charm and two vivacious performances to the underdog–feelgood formula, this…
Big Fat Liar (2002): Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti; Congenital teenage liar Frankie Muniz goes up against Hollywood producer Paul Giamatti, who has surreptitiously turned one of his…
Black Books (TV Series) (2002): Dir. Nick Wood, Graham Linehan
Feat. Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey, Tamsin Greig; Plotted around dipsomaniac bookstore–owner Dylan Moran and his pal Bill Bailey, this genially anti–social comedy from Britain’s Channel…
Blackadder's A Christmas Carol (2002): Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Robbie Coltrane…; Version of Charles Dickens' Christmas classic, completely Blackadder–ised for your viewing pleasure.
Blurred (2002): Dir. Evan Clarry
Feat. Matthew Newton, Craig Homer, Kristian Schmid…; Teen comedy follows a group of 'schoolies' – teenagers on a summer bender in Queensland, Australia – as they drink, root, carouse and…
Bollywood Hollywood (2002): Dir. Deepa Mehta
Feat. Rahul Khanna, Lisa Ray; The dir. of the 'elements trilogy' (FIRE, EARTH, WATER) conceived this less artful, but rather clever insider's take on the Bollywood musical…
Catch Me If You Can (2002): Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken…; A widely enjoyed but minor caper comedy “inspired by” the career of a teenage con man, who passed himself off as an airline pilot, doctor, and…
Cheats (2002): Dir. Andrew Gurland
Feat. Trevor Fehrman, Elden Henson, Matthew Lawrence…; Irritating teen comedy with slackers conspiring and going to ridiculous lengths to cheat their way though the entire school system. Its hard to root…
Cherish (2002): Dir. Finn Taylor
Feat. Robin Tunney, Tim Blake Nelson, Jason Priestley…; A self–consciously offbeat ‘indie’ about a retro–pop obsessed misfit (Robin Tunney in a winning, flaky performance) who finds…
Chicago (2002): Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere…; A screen adaptation of Bob Fosse’s 1970s smash hit stage musical that measures up to the legendary director–choreographer’s exacting…
Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002): Dir. Jeff Lau
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Faye Wong, Chen Chang…; Silly only in appearance, this in–joke laden spoof of Hong Kong cinema stapes – Chinese opera, gender–bending romances, and…
Chutney Popcorn (2002): Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Nisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Madhur Jaffrey…; Writer–director Nisha Ganatra is highly engaging in her own fictional family portrait as a young Indian–American New Yorker trying to…
Comedian (2002): Dir. Christian Charles
Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Orny Adams; A thoroughly absorbing insight into the profession of stand–up comedy that contrasts the careers of former king–of–comedy Jerry…
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002): Dir. George Clooney
Feat. Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Julia Roberts…; The life and neuroses of TV–producer Chuck Barris are the subject of this 'confession', a freewheeling comic fantasy in which the worlds of…
Crocodile Hunter, The (Collision Course) (2002): Dir. John Stainton
Feat. Steve Irwin, David Wenham; Surprisingly winning fictional bigscreen outing for its instantly recognisable titular ‘character’ Steve Irwin. When a valuable piece…
Crossroads (2002): Dir. Tamra Davis
Feat. Britney Spears, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning…; Britney Spears hits the screen and the road as a teen searching for her long–lost mother. A couple of pals with their own ‘issues’…
Cruise of the Gods (2002): Dir. Declan Lowney
Feat. Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, David Walliams…; Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan set sail in this cult precursor to THE TRIP, where showbiz rivalry and jealously again rears its ugly head. The comedic…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 3 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Ted Danson, Michael York, Richard Lewis, Joan…
Dalkeith (2002): Dir. Leigh Sheehan
Feat. Ray Barrett; The residents of a retirement home are given a greyhound who, to the surprise of all turns out to be a winner, but when management puts a stop to the…
Death to Smoochy (2002): Dir. Danny DeVito
Feat. Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Catherine Keener…; An exuberantly mean–spirited send–up of kids’ television, where lewd, foulmouthed clown Robin Williams declares "death to Smoochy", a…
Divine Intervention (2002): Dir. Elia Suleiman
Feat. Elia Suleiman, Manal Khader; A rare cinematic glimpse into life in Ramallah, on the Palestine–Israel border, with its daily challenges presented through a series of…
Don't Ask Don't Tell (2002): Feat. Peter Graves; A sci–fi spoof that re–dubs minor 50's B–movie "Killer from Space" with new dialogue and a plot concerning a military scheme to…
Down With Love (2002): Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Renee Zellweger, Tony Randall; Entertaining homage to the early 1960s comedies of Doris Day and Rock Hudson, where a 'love advice' columnist is slyly seduced by a playboy…
Dummy (2002): Dir. Greg Pritikin
Feat. Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas…; Unusual, mostly effective comedy has unemployed clerk Brody take up his ventriloquism hobby fulltime. With yiddish sidenotes, simmering romance and…
Eight Legged Freaks (2002): Dir. Ellory Elkayem
Feat. David Arquette, Kari Wuhrer, Scarlett Johansson; Every decade produces at least one eight–legged monster movie, and this one for the CGI generation comes courtesy of Kiwi ‘bug…
Elvira's Haunted Hills (2002): Dir. Sam Irvin
Feat. Cassandra Peterson, Richard O'Brien; "Mistress of the Dark" Elvira returns – paying homage to the Corman–Poe horrors with a camped–up musical set in 1850s…
Flyfishing (2002): Dir. David L. Williams
Feat. Helen Baxendale, Kate Ashfield, Frances Barber; A nicely bumbling comic farce, in which various Londoners – housewives, gigolos and yuppies – trip over each other's private lives in the…
Footballers' Wives (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Christian Solimeno, Zoe Lucker, Gary Lucky; Compulsive campy drama about women married to members of a fictional English Premiership soccer team. At heart this is soap opera of the highest…
Full Frontal (2002): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. Julia Roberts, Catherine Keener, David Duchovny…; Director Stephen Soderbergh calls on the favours of famous friends for a makeshift, semi–improvised poke at the film industry that only a…
Funny Ha Ha (2002): Dir. Andrew Bujalski
Feat. Kate Dollenmayer; Less 'funny ha ha' than funny peculiar drama about a young woman's desultry efforts to move on in life after completing her university degree. Its…
Get a Clue (2002): Dir. Maggie Greenwald
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Bug Hall, Amanda Plummer; 'Queen of the tweenies' Lindsay Lohan plays a fashionable NYC teenager who stumbles into knowing of a secret affair between two of her teachers. When…
Good Girl, The (2002): Dir. Miguel Arteta
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John C. Reilly…; Quirky, downbeat comedy about people stuck with dead end lives in small–town America adds a string to the bow of acting challenges for starlet…
Guru, The (2002): Dir. Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
Feat. Heather Graham, Marisa Tomei, Jimi Mistry; Indian aspirations collude with American culture in this lively sex–comedy. Jimi MIstry journeys to NYC, hoping to become a movie star and is…
Happy Tree Friends (2002-2005): Dir. Rhode Montijo, Kenn Navarro; Ultraviolence performed in the seemingly harmless arena of the kiddy cartoon. This 'sick' series of animations (originally made as internet shorts)…
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (A la Folie pas du Tout) (2002): Dir. Laetitia Colombani
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Samuel Le Bihan; A slyly–structured tale of adultery which uses the ambiguous qualities of actress Audrey Tautou (AMELIE) to deliver some thrilling…
Heartlands (2002): Dir. Damien O'Donnell
Feat. Michael Sheen, Celia Imrie, Mark Addy…; Charming and bittersweet 'hero's journey' in which a bumbling darts enthusiast embarks on a trip across the British Midlands on his scooter, in…
Hebrew Hammer, The (2002): Dir. Jonathan Kesselman
Feat. Adam Goldberg; An oddball spoof in which Goldberg (DAZED AND CONFUSED) plays a caricatured streetsmart Jewish stud fighting a religious conspiracy. Interesting…
Hollywood Ending (2002): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Tea Leoni, George Hamilton…; Dir. Allen turns the lense onto his own business in an ever–characteristic comedy about a struggling film director (Allen) whose comeback…
Hope Springs (2002): Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Colin Firth, Minnie Driver, Heather Graham…; Smoothly enjoyable though indistinguishable romance that sees a British illustrator (Firth) 'start again' in a small New England town after being…
Housekeeper, The (Une Femme de Menage) (2002): Dir. Claude Berri
Feat. Jean-Pierre Bacri, Emilie Dequenne, Catherine Breillat; Charming "French souffle" about a forlorn divorcee who hires a housekeeper to clean up his slovenly act. However, it turns out she's never done a…
How High (2002): Dir. Jesse Dylan
Feat. Method Man , Redman; Rappers Method Man and Redman end up in Harvard University after smoking some supernaturally–enhanced dope and acing their exams. Rolling…
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2002): Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey; Two sharp–witted yuppies spar away in this enjoyably far–fetched romantic comedy. Hudson plays a journalist who, for the premise of a…
I-Spy (2002): Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen; The 60s TV–series of the same name fashioned as a slick but silly buddy comedy and a shameless star vehicle for two tried–and–true…
Igby Goes Down (2002): Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum…; More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…
Importance of Being Earnest, The (2002): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Frances O’Connor…; Second bite of the Oscar Wilde cherry by the director of AN IDEAL HUSBAND transcribes Wilde’s most delectable drawing–room farce with perfect…
In-Laws, The (2002): Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks; Jokily enacted remake of the 1979 film, proffers the same blend of family comedy and spy antics, only with far more hi–tech action and less…
Jack Dee - Live at Hammersmith Apollo (2002): Feat. Jack Dee; The sardonic wit of Jack Dee is presented in all its miserable, deadpan glory live at the Hammersmith Apollo, 2002.
Jackie Mason - A Night at the Opera (2002): Enjoy a front row seat as stand–up Jewish comedian Jackie Mason entertains a capacity audience at the Royal Opera House, London. Mason was the…
Jet Lag (2002): Dir. Daniele Thompson
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Jean Reno, Sergi Lopez; Euro–comedy with supermodel Binoche and insomniac Reno forced into each's others' company by an airline strike and soon, opposites begin to…
John Safran's Music Jamboree (TV Series) (2002): Feat. John Safran; The mischievious Australian–Jewish satirist here plunges into the surprisingly weird world of contemporary popular music. Presenting a range…
Kath and Kim (TV Series) (Kath & Kim) (2002-2005): Dir. Ted Emery
Feat. Gina Riley, Jane Turner, Glenn Robbins; Fair–dinkum Ocker ‘suburban satire' developed and superbly performed by its two female stars who play a mum–and–daughter who…
Kissing Jessica Stein (2002): Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Feat. Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Jurgensen; After a series of ‘straight’ failures, straight–laced Jessica Stein dabbles with same–sex romance and finds a twisted kind of…
Kumars at No. 42, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal; Hit British comedy show in which a ficticious Indian immigrant family host a chat–show with real–life guests. Appearing here –…
L'Homme du Train (Man on the Train) (2002): Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Johnny Hallyday; An elegantly amusing role–switching tale that's equal parts social comedy, existential drama and subtle thriller, tinged with melancholy…
Laurel Canyon (2002): Dir. Lisa Cholodenko
Feat. Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale…; Dropping in on the LA music scene, the writer–director of HIGH ART returns to her pet theme of conservatism yielding to a bohemianism, but…
Legally Blonde 2 (Red, White and Blonde) (2002): Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart, Luke Wilson…; Inessential sequel continues the misadventures of perkily naive lawyer Witherspoon – this time similarly clueless in Washington DC. Here she…
Leunig Animated (2002): A compilation of the short animations of Michael Leunig, based on his comic–strips, which reveal a certain wry view of the universe. Narrated…
Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan, The (I Told You I Was Ill) (2002): Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Kathy Burke, Harry Enfield, Eddie Izzard…; A live tribute to the genius of British comedian Spike Milligan, devised by the BBC 6 months after his death. Features performances and readings of…
Life Or Something Like It (2002): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub…; An egotistical TV reporter learns to appreciate the good things in life thanks to a homeless clairvoyant (!) in this contrived romantic comedy.
Like Mike (2002): Dir. John Schultz
Feat. Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki…; Diminuitive rapper Lil’ Bow Wow plays a basketball–loving orphan who finds a pair of Michael Jordan’s discarded sneakers which magically…
Linda Green (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Liza Tarbuck; Surprisingly endearing comic drama, follows the life of swinging single girl Linda (played by former TV presenter Liza Tarbuck) from work to home to…
Little Secrets (2002): Dir. Blair Treu
Feat. Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher; Clever writing elevates this quality teen drama which centres around 14–yr old violinist Evan Rachel Wood and her sideline business, keeping…
Lizzie McGuire Movie, The (2002): Dir. Jim Fall
Feat. Hilary Duff; Likeable comic fluff, this teenage fantasy has Lizzie McGuire (Duff) on a school holiday trip to Italy where she is mistaken for a fashionable…
Maid in Manhattan (2002): Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins…; A middling contemporary ‘Cinderella’ romance, based around the dubious onscreen chemistry of Ralph Fiennes and J–Lo. When…
Man Without a Past, The (2002): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen; Another understated, double–take comedy from Finnish dir. Kaurismaki, making perhaps his most cleverly balanced work yet. An itinerant…
Men in Black 2 (2002): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Lara Flynn Boyle…; Recycling the characters, humour and premise of the first, this much–diluted sequel has Tommy Lee Jones lose his memory, giving Will Smith the…
Monday Morning (Lundi Matin) (2002): Dir. Otar Iosseliani
Feat. Jacques Bidou; A whimsical comic journey for a French factory worker, who uproots from his village and family in search of philosophical and liquid refreshment in…
Monk (TV Series) (2002-2004): Feat. Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine; A curious detective series, in which the brilliant lead sleuth must not only crack some devious and bizarre crimes, but also contend with his own…
Monsieur Batignole (2002): Dir. Gerard Jugnot
Feat. Gerard Jugnot; An ironic comedy set in WW2 Paris, in which the titular butcher helps himself to an apartment vacated by a Jewish family who have been rounded up by…
Moon TV (TV Series) (Moon Television) (2002-2006): After making a name for himself as the deadpan bloke "That Guy" on "Sports Cafe", Leigh Hart produced this absurd low–budget skit show for TVNZ…
Mostly Martha (Bella Martha) (2002): Dir. Sandra Nettelbeck
Feat. Martina Gedeck, Sergio Castellitto; Light and satisfying dish, concerning the frissions in a Hamburg restaurant between a chef, her eight year old neice and a talented…
Mr. Bean (Animated TV Series) (2002): An animated version of Rowan Atkinson's bumbling comic creation (voiced by Rowan himself). Tailored more for the younger audience.
Mr. Deeds (2002): Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro; Spoofy remake of Frank Capra’s MR DEEDS GOES TO TOWN with Adam Sandler playing a smalltime pizza–man who inherits $40 billion and sets…
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002): Dir. Joel Zwick
Feat. Nia Vardalos, John Corbett; Surprise hit comedy written by its lead performer, Nia Vardalos, marries her own experience growing up a “plain Jane” in a Greek immigrant family…
Mystics, The (2002): Dir. David Blair
Feat. David Kelly, Milo O'Shea; Irish black comedy retreads WAKING NED DEVINE territory with hijinks involving two old–time scammers pretending to be able to communicate with…
Nicholas Nickleby (2002): Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Stella Gonet, Christopher Plummer, Tom Courtenay…; Able–handed version of Dicken's classic of Victorian–age injustice, that respects both the comic and tragic sides to the tale. After…
Nick Frost's Danger! 50,000 Volts (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Nick Frost, Simon Pegg; Amusing TV series that provides practical advice on surviving the many pitfalls of our perilous world, while also managing to find humour in its…
Office, The (TV Series) (2002): Dir. Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant
Feat. Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman; A BAFTA–winning, mock–documentary–style situation comedy about a team of paper–merchant administrators who allow a film crew…
On the Nose (2002): Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Brenda Blethyn, Robbie Coltrane; Middling Irish comedy (partly shot in Vancouver) from the dir. of DIVORCING JACK that offers a familiarly cute version of Dublin folk squabbling over…
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002): Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kathy Burke, Ricky Tomlinson…; The bittersweet dramatics of dir. Meadows (ROOM FOR ROMEO BRASS) get a fresh telling in this Nottingham drama, with the added spin of some ironic…
One and Only, The (2002): Dir. Simon Cellan Jones
Feat. Justine Waddell, Richard Roxburgh; Based on a 1999 romantic comedy by Susanne Bier (OPEN HEARTS), this relocates the original film’s star–crossed predicament to Newcastle,…
Orange County (2002): Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Harold Ramis…; Wannabe teen author Colin Hanks (son of Tom) aspires to an ivory–tower creative–writing course but first must extricate himself from a…
Osbournes, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Ozzy Osbourne; A smash hit of the ‘Reality TV’ genre, this follows the antics of wealthy heavy metaller Ozzy Osbourne, wife/manager Sharon and two of their…
Ping Pong (2002): Dir. Fumisiko Sori
Feat. Yôsuke Kubozuka, Arata; A madcap, yet gently humourous Japanese sports tale, set around two table tennis hotshots (Kubozuka and Arata) preparing for a ferocious battle at a…
Pipe Dream (2002): Dir. John C Walsh
Feat. Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart; Snubbed as a serious romantic partner because he is a plumber, Martin Donovan decides to masquerade as a film director in order to attract women and…
Plots with a View (Undertaking Betty) (2002): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts…; Lunatic Welsh farce in which an unhappy Brenda Blethyn contrives with a besotted funeral director (Molina) to fake her own death so as to escape a…
Puckoon (2002): Dir. Terence Ryan
Feat. Elliott Gould, John Lynch, Griff Rhys-Jones…; A flawed but unique adaptation of Spike Milligan's 1963 satirical novel set on the troubled borders of Northern Ireland in the 1920s. With a plot…
Pumpkin (2002): Dir. Adam Larson Broder, Tony R Abrams
Feat. Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn; Politically–confused blackly comic satire that follows the progress of Christina Ricci's 'inappropriate' romantic fixation with a disabled…
Punch-Drunk Love (2002): Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman…; Popular mainstream comic Adam Sandler takes a left turn for the director of MAGNOLIA and BOOGIE NIGHTS in this doggedly off–beat yet beguiling…
Raising Victor Vargas (2002): Dir. Peter Sollett
Feat. Victor Rasuk, Judy Marte; A sensitive, appealing urban coming of age story set in a Hispanic New York subculture that rewardingly favours low–key incident over…
Rat Race (2002): Dir. Jerry Zucker
Feat. John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Rowan Atkinson…; A contemporary re–race of IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD, wealthy John Cleese devising a money–scramble for $2 million among…
Real Cancun, The (2002): Dir. Rick de Olieira
Feat. Brittany Brown-Hart; Purely an 'of the moment' concept, this truncated imitation of a Reality TV show purports to document the carousing of 16 American…
Respiro (Grazia's Island) (2002): Dir. Emanuele Crialese
Feat. Valeria Golino; Highly charged and mostly insightful depiction of a free–spirited woman whose near–psychotic episodes have a profound effect on her small…
Robin Williams - Live on Broadway (2002): Dir. Marty Callner
Feat. Robin Williams; Robin Williams returns to his roots as a stand–up comedian after a 16 year hiatus, proving to have lost nothing of his stupendous comic…
Run Ronnie Run! (2002): Dir. Troy Miller
Feat. Bruce Taylor, David Cross; A passable riff on the 'Reality TV" syndrome of instant fame for the random bozo, in this case a mullet–haired David Cross. After 'starring' on…
S1m0ne (Simone) (2002): Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Pruitt Taylor Vince…; Another ‘future shock’ escapade from the creator of THE TRUMAN SHOW and GATTACA that this time taps a comic vein to convey the effect that a…
Santa Clause 2, The (2002): Dir. Michael Lembeck
Feat. Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Spencer Breslin…; Creditable sequel has Allen well–esconced as the red–suited one after saving Christmas 8 years previously. Here he invents a…
Scooby-Doo (2002): Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Sarah Michelle Geller, Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jnr.…; The bumbling antics of pooch–detective ‘Scoob’ will continue to endear him to most youngsters in this big–screen version of the 1960s…
Secretary (2002): Dir. Steven Shainberg
Feat. James Spader, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Davies…; A spanking good black comedy detailing the bizarre relationship between a peculiar, ill–tempered lawyer and the meek secretary he…
Sex and the City - Season 5 (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…; More episodes from the hit TV–series about the lives and sexual mores of four NYC friends – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…
Sex, Politics and Cocktails (2002): Dir. Julien Hernandez
Feat. Julien Hernandez, Marisa Petroro; West Hollywood’s gay dating scene is the setting for this comedy–romance of queer encounters. Julien Hernandez takes on the acting,…
Showboy (2002): Dir. Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann
Feat. Christian Taylor, Lindy Heymann; An effective mockumentary follows real–life screenwriter Taylor being 'fired' from SIX FEET UNDER, and shifting to Las Vegas where he attempts,…
Simpsons, The - Season 14 (TV Series) (2002-2003): Further episodes from the iconic animated TV Series. Some of the gags hold up, although the sparks of the shows subversive conception are now long…
Spanish Apartment, The (L'Auberge Espagnole AKA Pot Luck) (2002): Dir. Cedric Klapisch
Feat. Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Judith Godreche…; Summery comedy set in a Barcelona apartment, where six international exchange students variously mingle, cavort and fall messily in love. Although…
Steve-O - Don't Try This at Home (2002): Feat. Steve-O; A collection of special moments featuring Steve–O, one of the wilder stars of MTV's JACKASS show. Lacking the imaginative wit of the movie,…
Strip, The (TV Series) (2002): Feat. Luanne Gordon, Renée Ellwood, Jodie Rimmer…; A highly strung corporate lawyer finds her life in disarray upon discovering her husband in bed with another man, so naturally she chucks in her job…
Sugar and Spice (2002): Dir. Francine McDougall
Feat. Mena Suvari, Marley Shelton; A group of 'sugar and spice' cheerleaders plan a bank–robbery in this passably efficient black comedy. Despite the array of stereotypes, this…
Summer Things (Embrassez qui vous voudrez) (2002): Dir. Michel Blanc
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Dutronc, Carole Bouquet…; Rom–com with an ensemble cast led by Charlotte Rampling as an unhappily married woman who is off to stay at a seaside resort, where she…
Super Sucker (2002): Dir. Jeff Daniels
Feat. Jeff Daniels; Jeff Daniels writes, directs and stars in a tale about competing door–to–door vacuum cleaner salesmen who must fight it out for the…
Super Troopers (2002): Dir. Jay Chandrasekhar
Feat. Jay Chandrasekhar, Brian Cox, Daniel von Bargen; A group of five randy state troopers in Vermont find their future of patrolling the highways is threatened and try to outdo the local police in…
Sweet Home Alabama (2002): Dir. Andy Tennant
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey…; Fashion designer Reese Witherspoon travels from a classy New York existence and engagement to the mayor’s son, back to her hometown in the…
Sweet Revenge (The Revenger's Comedies) (2002): Dir. Malcolm Mowbray
Feat. Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, Kristin Scott Thomas…; A blackly comic caper, this adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn’s “Revenger’s Comedies” concerns two would–be suicides who, on…
Sweetest Thing, The (2002): Dir. Roger Kumble
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair, Christina Applegate; Cameron Diaz, Selma Blair and Christina Applegate are a trio of romantic musketeers who navigate a contemporary world of dating, sex and…
Tadpole (2002): Dir. Gary Winick
Feat. Aaron Stanford, Sigourney Weaver, Bebe Neuwirth…; Slight but bright “indie” comedy about a precocious, Voltaire–reading 15–year–old with misplaced romantic designs on his…
Thunderpants (2002): Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Simon Callow, Stephen Fry, Paul Giamatti…; Sweet but slight comedy concerning a 10–year old prodigy who turns his scientific talents towards helping a misfit friend who suffers from high…
Tongan Ninja (2002): Dir. Jason Stutter
Feat. Jemaine Clement, Sam Manu, Linda Tseng; An engagingly cheesy martial–arts parody that derives freshness from its unique South Pacific flavour and the comic ingenuity of its star and…
Tuxedo, The (2002): Dir. Kevin Donovan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt; Novelty Hollywood vehicle for Jackie Chan outfits the star as a chauffeur–turned–secret agent with an Inspector Gadget–type tuxedo…
Two Weeks Notice (2002): Dir. Marc Lawrence
Feat. Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock, Alicia Witt; Ill–matched twosome Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock discover ‘love at the last moment’ in this proficient romantic comedy from the writer of…
Unconditional Love (2002): Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Lynn Redgrave…; A neatly amusing comedy concerning the fan of a recently deceased pop crooner, who teams up with the singer's gay lover to investigate the death (or…
Undead (2002): Dir. The Spierig Brothers
Feat. Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay, Rob Jenkins; This brash splatter effort from Australia makes impressive, exhaustive use of special effects on a very low budget as it turns into an almost…
Undercover Brother (2002): Dir. Malcolm D Lee
Feat. Ed Griffin, Billy Dee Williams; Over–played but sometimes hilarious spoof of blaxploitation movies and honky pop culture too, the super–elastic Eddie Griffin plays…
Welcome to Collinwood (2002): Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Feat. William H. Macy, Isaiah Washington, Sam Rockwell…; A comic 'heist' satire in which Luis Guzman and his girlfriend land in a snowballing mess when trying to spring him from prison to do a big…
Who is Cletis Tout? (2002): Dir. Chris Ver Wiel
Feat. Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss, Portia de Rossi…; Shifty, light–headed crime caper features Christian Slater as a grifter mistakingly earmarked for death after he assumes the alias of a…
Wild West (TV Series) (2002-2004): Feat. Dawn French, Catherine Tate, Bill Bailey; Quirky and understated comedy series concerning two 'lesbians of convenience' (French and Tate) living in the fictitious Cornwall town of St. Gweep,…
40 Days and 40 Nights (2001): Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon; 'Troubled' by the fallout from his last break–up Josh Hartnett decides that to break out of serial monogamy he must abstain from sex for Lent…
8 Women (8 Femmes) (2001): Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Beart…; In the classic whodunnit mould, this whimsical French "thriller" starts with a man’s dead body in a snowbound Alpine manse in the 1950s, and eight…
All Over the Guy (2001): Dir. Julie Davis
Feat. Richard Ruccolo, Dan Bucatinsky, Adam Goldberg…; An indie gay homage to generic Hollywood romancers, centred round the crack–up of Richard Ruccolo and Dan Bucatinky’s stilted…
Always Greener (TV Series) (2001): Feat. John Howard, Anne Tenney; Whimsical Australian 'dramedy' follows the mis/fortunes of two related families – the Taylors from suburban Sydney, and the Todds from rural New…
Amelie (2001): Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz; A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…
America's Funniest Comedians (2001): Feat. Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Carrey…; Broad, retrospective compilation of live stand–up routines from America’s crème de la crème of comedy talent. Volume 1 – Adam Sandler,…
America's Sweethearts (2001): Dir. Joe Roth
Feat. John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts…; Self–satirising amusement wherein Hollywood “golden–couple–who–actually–hate–each–other”, Catherine…
American Pie 2 (2001): Dir. J.B. Rogers
Feat. Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Natasha Lyonne…; A second helping of pie is likely to cause groans of indigestion for all but the most unsophisticated palates, mincing the same teen hormonal…
Amy's O (Amy's Orgasm) (2001): Dir. Julie Davis
Feat. Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Caroline Aaron; Invigorating rom–com of a single author on the hunt for a man and the ideal sexual experience. Guaranteed crowd pleaser for the single and…
An Audience with Kenneth Williams (2001): Dir. Alasdair MacMillan
Feat. Kenneth Williams; The inimitable CARRY ON… star has an entertaining gloss over his life and faces questions from a live audience.
Animal, The (2001): Dir. Luke Greenfield
Feat. Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell; Rob Schneider (DEUCE BIGALOW) is once more the butt of comedy after undergoing experimental surgery and consequently becoming a walking menagerie of…
Anniversary Party, The (2001): Dir. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Kevin Kline…; A wedding anniversary celebration sets the scene for a riveting expose of Hollywood private lives who play host to a large ensemble playing…
Autumn Spring (Babí léto) (2001): Dir. Vladimír Michálek
Feat. Vlastimil Brodsky; Spry Czech comedy of elderly bad manners, concerns an aging prankster (Brodsky) who spends his retirement impersonating people in league with a…
Back of the Y - Masterpiece Television (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Chris Stapp
Feat. Matt Heath, Chris Stapp, Phil Brough; Masterfully original TV–trash that follows in the tradition of BAD TASTE, this enacts a satirical reality–TV show of…
Bamboozled (2001): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith…; Dir. Spike Lee bamboozles with a jaw–dropping satire on the commercialisation of black culture, with Damon Wayans as a writer who is ordered by…
Bandits (2001): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett…; Genuine wit is visited upon this comedy–drama built around the unlikely character alliance of successful bank–robbers Bruce Willis and…
Bat Thumb (2001): Dir. David Bourla; Further thumb puppetry from writer Steve Oedekerk, this time spoofing the BATMAN franchise, in the parallel universe of 'Gaaathumb City'. Here, Wuse…
Before You Go (2001): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Julie Walters, Tom Wilkinson, Joanne Whalley…; A lightly melancholic comedy, in which three sisters settle scores at their mother’s funeral. The talents of the sparky threesome –…
Being Eve (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Fleur Saville; Spunky, good–natured Kiwi comedy essays the angsty teenage years of girl philosopher Eve Baxter, whose unconventional outlook on life is…
Bill Bailey - Bewilderness (2001): Feat. Bill Bailey; The droll Bill Bailey from BLACK BOOKS performs a live stand–up comedy routine in front of a highly receptive Welsh crowd. A couple of acquired…
Billy Connolly - World Tour of... (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Billy Connolly; TV series following comedian Billy Connolly on tour throughout the world. "World Tour of England, Scotland and Wales" (available to rent):…
Bob and Rose (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Julian Farino, Joe Wright
Feat. Alan Davies, Lesley Sharp; Smart, open–minded relationship drama contemplates the possibility of a gay man and a straight woman falling in love. Devoid of stereotypes,…
Book Group, The (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Annie Griffin
Feat. Anne Dudek, Rory McCann, James Lance; Browses amusingly through the lives of a mixed group of Glaswegian book–lovers, who have weekly meetings to discuss their literary…
Born Romantic (2001): Dir. David Kane
Feat. Jane Horrocks, David Morrissey, Catherine McCormack; An acerbic portrait of romantic illusion and disillusion encompassing six regulars of a London sal sa club, all ‘born romantic’ and…
Bounce (2001): Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Ben Affleck, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tony Goldwyn…; Slick ad–exec Ben Affleck bounces spontaneously into the embraces of Gwyneth Paltrow due to a twist of circumstance. No better–no worse…
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001): Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant; The anti–heroine of Helen Fielding’s novel makes the transition to the screen with her shrinking romantic options, stalled career and talent…
Bring It On (2001): Dir. Peyton Reed
Feat. Kirsten Dunst; Kirsten Dunst leads her school cheerleading team's bid for a sixth consecutive victory at the national championships, where they face a strong…
Chain of Fools (2001): Dir. Traktor
Feat. Salma Hayek, Steve Zahn, Jeff Goldblum…; Comic–thriller concerning a stash of stolen gold, notable more for a great cast than for comic thrills, though it has its admirers.
Closet, The (Le Placard) (2001): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Gerard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte…; More comic gold from the king of French farce, Francis Veber, who understands the value of a good premise, great actors, and simple, unpretentious…
Comic Book Villains (2001): Dir. James Dale Robinson
Feat. Natasha Lyonne; A comic thriller set in the 'pocket world' of comic–book fans and store owners. Gathers some good black comedy and in–jokes on its fairly…
Crush (2001): Dir. John McKay
Feat. Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor; Uninhibited, yet ultimately wishful, this drama concerns the sex–starved lives of three middle–aged women, mainly teacher Andie…
Crying... Silicon Tears (Klama) (2001): Dir. Thanassis Papathanassiou; One of the biggest hits of recent Greek cinema, this is a lavish parody of 1960s Greek movie melodramas, mixing musical, comedy and suspense into a…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 2 (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Larry David; More episodes in the quirky celebrity–studded comedy. Celebrities appearing this season include Jason Alexander, Brad Hall, Julia…
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd…; Woody comfortably ambles through this genial spoof of a 40s detective film, playing a renowned insurance investigator who falls prey to a…
Doc Martin (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Martin Clunes; Martin Clunes plays a luckless obstetrician who leaves his unfaithful wife in London to become the local doctor in a small Cornish fishing…
Double Whammy (2001): Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Denis Leary, Steve Buscemi, Luis Guzman…; Indie twist on classic genre material by dir. Dicillo (LIVING IN OBLIVION), with ‘rotten–luck’ cop Denis Leary enduring dodgy partners…
Drole de Felix (The Adventures of Felix aka Funny Felix) (2001): Dir. Jacques Martineau, Olivier Ducastel
Feat. Sami Bouajila; Seeking to meet his father for the first time, HIV–positive Sami Bouajila journeys across France from Dieppe to Marseille in a tour of…
Ellen Show, The (TV Series) (2001-2002): Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Cloris Leachman, Martin Mull…; America's most mainstream lesbian Ellen DeGeneres puts her comic talents to use in her own TV series about a successful big city entrepreneur tempted…
Emperor's New Clothes (2001): Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Ian Holm, Iben Hjejle, Tim McInnerny…; Moderately noteworthy, this historical conceit has the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte switch identities with a commoner in order to escape St Helena,…
Everybody Famous (2001): Dir. Dominique Deruddere
Feat. Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt…; A hit in the Netherlands and at festivals, this half–sweet, half–cringe–inducingly sour satire, sees truly mediocre singer Eva Van…
Evolution (2001): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore…; An attempt to replicate the jokey sci–fi formula of MEN IN BLACK by the same producers, has alien bacteria riding a meteor and crashing on…
Family Guy - Season 3 (TV Series) (2001-2002): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Disc 3.1: The Thin White Line; Brian Does Hollywood; Mr. Griffin Goes To Washington; One…
Fast Food Fast Women (2001): Dir. Amos Ollek
Feat. Anna Thomson; Set within a New York diner and the coming–and–going of customers and staff, this gentle indie–drama serves up some charming comedy…
Festival in Cannes (2001): Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Anouk Aimee, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell…; Not a documentary, but just as ‘real’ in the hands of veteran independent director Henry Jaglom, who fashions a delightfully candid…
Formula 51 (The 51st State) (2001): Dir. Ronnie Yu
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer…; Super drug–chemist Jackson embarks to the UK on the deal of a lifetime, but is quickly embroiled in murky underworld plots in…
Freddy Got Fingered (2001): Dir. Tom Green
Feat. Tom Green, Rip Torn, Marisa Couglan; Tom Green, of MTV fame, directs, co–scripts and acts in this warped comedy about an aspiring animator who, at the age of 28, still lives in his…
Friends and Family (2001): Dir. Kristen Coury
Feat. Tony Lo Bianco, Greg Lauren; An unassuming, mostly ticklish comedy, in which a gay couple in New York are visited by relations and have to conceal their careers as Mafia hitmen.…
Fruits Basket (TV Series) (2001): A teenage girl ingratiates herself to a mysterious family who are known to transform into animals of the Chinese Zodiac in this peppy comedy romance,…
Fun at the Funeral Parlour (TV Series) (2001-2002): Feat. Rhys Thomas, William Thomas, Alex Lowe…; A BBC comedy series set around the Swansea area of South Wales, where four funeral directors, all known as Thomas, are running a funeral business…
Get Over It (2001): Dir. Tommy O’Haver
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller…; Although helped by the charisma of Kirsten Dunst, this teen–movie retreads many of the usual formulas, with hero Ben Foster losing his…
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001): Dir. Philippe Harel
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Jose Garcia; Less sports drama than celebration of the endearingly average, this comical biopic charts the 30–year career of big–hearted, but…
God is Great, I'm Not (Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite) (2001): Dir. Pascale Bailly
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Edouard Baer, Julie Depardieu; Slim Audrey Tautou vehicle has the AMELIE–ingénue unable to settle on a religion, eventually converting to Judaism in order to win over a…
Guinevere (2001): Dir. Audrey Wells
Feat. Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea; Sarah Polley (GO) headlines in this Sundance–winning indie, as a directionless Harvard graduate who falls under the spell of…
Happiness of the Katakuris (2001): Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Kiyoshiro Imawano…; A delirious confection from Japanese bad boy dir., Takashi Miike, this “zombie musical” is his most benevolent yet purely entertaining…
Happy Days - Biography (2001): Feat. Ron Howard, Henry Winkler; The 1970s US TV–Series ‘Happy Days’, set in suburban 1950s Milwaukee, is revisited with the crew and cast.
Happy Times (Xingfu Shiguang) (2001): Dir. Zhang Yimou
Feat. Dong Jie, Zhao Benshan; Putting a gentle Asian spin on the "French farce" model, dir. Zhang Yimou takes a light–hearted detour with this comedy about a retired…
High Heels and Low Lifes (2001): Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Michael Gambon; Down–at–heels Minnie Driver and Mary McCormack decide to crash a heist they’ve stumbled onto by blackmailing their way into some of the…
Human Nature (2001): Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans, Patricia Arquette…; An odd yet amusing burlesque from the makers of BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, presenting a wildly contrived scenario as an excuse to examine the comedy of…
Interstate 60 (2001): Dir. Bob Gale
Feat. James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Kurt Russell…; An appealingly quirky teen road movie from the writer of the BACK TO THE FUTURE series, in which Marsden sets out on the mythical American highway,…
Italian For Beginners (2001): Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Anders W Berthelsen; A likeable ensemble comedy in which six vulnerable characters orbit a drab Copenhagen suburb, each seeking some form of solace, romance or…
Jack and the Beanstalk - The Real Story (2001): Dir. Brian Henson
Feat. Matthew Modine, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave…; TV sequel to the fairytale of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' in which a descendant of Jack (Modine) must lift a family curse by returning the world of the…
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Will Ferrell…; The profane, less–than–dynamic duo that appeared in all of dir. Kevin Smith’s previous films get their own feature – a road…
Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical (2001): Dir. Don Roy King
Feat. David Hasselhoff, Coleen Sexton, Andrea Rivette; The unlikely David Hasselhoff stars as Dr.Jekyll in his crazed alter–ego Mr.Hyde in this rock n roll adaptation of Robert Louis Steveson's…
Josie and the Pussycats (2001): Dir. Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Feat. Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Rachael Leigh Cook…; Cute, but declawed pop–biz satire derived from an ‘Archie’ comic spinoff (and TV series), in which the titular girl–band use their…
K-Pax (2001): Dir. Iain Softley
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges; Acting like RAINMAN–from–outer–space, Kevin Spacey has a hard job convincing Dr Jeff Bridges he’s not a lunatic, but instead…
Kate and Leopold (2001): Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Meg Ryan, Liev Schreiber; Romantic time–travel whimsy spirits a buttoned–up Hugh Jackman from 1876 New York into modernday NYC and the sceptical embraces of Meg…
Knockaround Guys (2001): Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper…; SOPRANOS–influenced crime drama, which follows aspiring NYC wiseguy Barry Pepper, son of a famous mafioso, but stuck in a menial role.…
Kung Pow - Enter the Fist (2001): Dir. Steve Oedekerk
Feat. Steve Oedekerk, Jim Carrey; This novelty kung–fu parody has a couple of great set pieces, a fistful of chucklers and whole lotta filler, comprised of intercut and…
La Spagnola (2001): Dir. Steve Jacobs
Feat. Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Simon Palomaros…; Drawing on the dir.’s experiences as an immigrant Spaniard in 1960s Australia, this colourful tale of revenge centres round a tempestuous…
Lawless Heart (2001): Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy; A triptych of inter–related stories set in a coastal village in Essex, from the points–of–view of three different men who convene…
Legally Blonde (2001): Dir. Robert Luketic
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Matthew Davis…; This ironic take on the ‘dumb blonde’ comedy is still pretty much a dumb blonde comedy. Reese Witherspoon gives plenty of bimbo schtick as a…
Life Without Dick (2001): Dir. Bix Skahill
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Harry Connick Jnr.; Mildly black comedy has a doe–eyed Sarah Jessica Parker accidently offing her boyfriend and resorting to hitman Harry Connick Jnr (who has…
Little Nicky (2001): Dir. Steven Brill
Feat. Adam Sandler, Harvey Keitel, Dana Carvey…; More comic infantilism from Adam Sandler inc., with the 'star' doing a variation on his contrived twitchy–whiny schtick as a goofy son of Satan…
Lone Gunmen, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund…; An interesting spinoff series, this trails a trio of computer hackers who repeatedly cropped up in THE X–FILES, and were given a single season…
Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The (2001): Dir. Larry Blamire
Feat. Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Larry Blamire; A dead–on Z–grade movie parody that replicates the wooden acting, dumb dialogue, sloppy editing and cheap props of 50's "creature…
Love On a Diet (2001): Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng; The dir. of HEROIC TRIO, takes a serious change of tack with a weight–problem comedy. Looking to re–ignite her former romance with…
Lucky Break (2001): Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Timothy Spall, Christopher Plummer, James Nesbitt; Jailed bank robber Timothy Spall plans a breakout undcer the guise of staging an appalling stage musical about Admiral Nelson written by the prison…
Made (2001): Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen…; The hotly–awaited follow–up to SWINGERS from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau looks to resurrect the easy–going swing and…
Man Who Sued God, The (2001): Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes…; Above–average satire in which disgruntled fisherman Billy Connolly slaps a lawsuit on the Big Guy after an ‘act of God’ sinks his…
Martins, The (2001): Dir. Tony Grounds
Feat. Lee Evans, Kathy Burke, Paddy Considine; Lee Evans (better known as a standup comic) gives a standout performance as the manic, disgruntled patriarch of a disastrous Hatfield family –…
Mean Machine (2001): Dir. Barry Skolnick
Feat. Vinnie Jones, David Hemmings, Jason Statham; Former footballer Vinnie Jones (SNATCH) sprigs up for this remake of THE LONGEST YARD, as a jailed football champ ordered to coach the prisoner’s…
Mike Bassett - England Manager (2001): Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Phillip Jackson; Amusing mockumentary covering the appointment of a hapless manager of the hapless English soccer team. Rather parochial in its treatment, footy…
Minor Mishaps (2001): Dir. Annette K. Olesen
Feat. Jorgen Kiil, Maria Wurgler Rich, Jannie Faurschou; Emerging from the lighter end of the Dogme 95 movement, this drama reunites a father and three children after the death of their mother in a car…
Mitchell and Webb Situation, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. David Mitchell, Robert Webb; Inventive BBC comedy sketch show written and produced in the early days by comedy duo Mitchell and Webb (MAGICIANS) who went on to create the…
Monkey Bone (2001): Dir. Henry Selick
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg; Bizarre, original and at times downright nasty, this not–for–kids comedy concerns the life–and–death voyage of cartoonist…
Monsoon Wedding (2001): Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Naseeruddin Shah, Shafali Shetty, Lillete Dubey; Exotically charmed with a glamorous cast and a tremendous soundtrack, various members of an extended Indian family busy themselves with the mystery…
Moulin Rouge (2001): Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Richard Roxburgh…; Arch–romantic whizz–kid Baz Luhrmann celebrates truth, beauty, freedom, and Love, set in the infamous, decadent Paris nightclub, circa…
My Wife is an Actress (Ma Femme est une Actrice) (2001): Dir. Yvan Attal
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Terence Stamp; Obviously modelled on his own life, first time writer/director Yvan Attal tailors a project for his real–life wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg, who…
Nobody's Baby (2001): Dir. David Seltzer
Feat. Skeet Ulrich, Gary Oldman, Radha Mitchell…; Indie comedy starring Skeet Ulrich and Gary Oldman as crime partners who rescue a baby from an auto wreck and wind up conflicted over what to do with…
Not Another Teen Movie (2001): Dir. Joel Gallen
Feat. Chris Evans, Chyler Leigh, Molly Ringwald…; Yes, yet another teen movie. Assembling the cliches, obligatory scenes and stereotypes of the US High–School comedy, this trots out an…
Novocaine (2001): Dir. David Atkins
Feat. Steve Martin, Laura Dern, Helena Bonham Carter…; Dentist Steve Martin is singled out for bad luck in this noir black comedy, that conflates Coen Bros–type weird mishaps, great casting and a…
Ocean's Eleven (Ocean's 11) (2001): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts…; Remodelling the not–so–great ‘Rat Pack’ original from 1960, dir. Soderbergh slickens his heist thriller with a spot–on sense of…
One Night at McCool's (2001): Dir. Harald Zwart
Feat. Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman…; A rambunctious mix of sex comedy and film noir, Liv Tyler pouts marvellously as an unscrupulous bombshell that sends the male cast into a hormonal,…
Original Kings of Comedy, The (2001): Dir. Spike Lee; Suggesting in places the fiery comedy of Richard Pryor, this stand–up comedy revue, one of the most lucrative in US history, has four black…
Osmosis Jones (2001): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne…; The Farrelly Bros (KINGPIN) take their comic fixation with bodily functions to extremes by setting this icky animation within the bowels of Bill…
Parole Officer, The (2001): Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Steve Coogan; Feature film vehicle for popular British TV comedian Steve Coogan will deliver frequent belly–laughs for those familiar with his mix of dry wit…
Pauline and Paulette (Pauline et Paulette) (2001): Dir. Lieven Debrauwer
Feat. Dora van der Groen, Ann Petersen; An amusing, poignant tale of two elderly sisters and their unique relationship, portrayed by two grand old dames of Belgian theatre. After her…
Pootie Tang (2001): Dir. Louis C.K
Feat. Lance Crouther, J.B. Smoove, Jennifer Coolidge…; Bizarre blaxploitation–spoof which certainly earns the title "So bad its good'". The film's title character, Pootie, speaks an incomprehensible…
Princess Diaries, The (2001): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway; PYGMALION–style tale of an initially gawky Anne Hathaway getting made over as a princess, that doesn’t exactly get the royal treatment…
Puppetry of the Penis (2001): Groin contortionists Simon Morley and David Friend creatively manipulate their private parts in this riotous showcase of 'talent'.
Rare Birds (2001): Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. William Hurt, Molly Parker; A nice comic blend of romance, light farce and Canadian eccentricity, set around the efforts of two restaurateurs to lure customers to their sleepy…
Rock Star (2001): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Timothy Spall…; Set in the heavy rock scene of the mid 80s, this music ‘comedy’ invites hysterics by (maybe?) taking itself too seriously in the face of some…
Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow…; Spinning another pathologically eccentric comedy, the dir. of BOTTLE ROCKET and RUSHMORE will either have you declining to be amused or else…
Rush Hour 2 (2001): Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone; Sturdy followup to the action–comedy pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, as LAPD cops on the trail of Triad boss John Lone, Chan’s…
Russian Doll (2001): Dir. Stavros Kazantzidis
Feat. Sacha Horler, David Wenham, Hugo Weaving; Horler plays a Russian 'mail order bride' who migrates to Australia but finds the groom has perished in the interim. Stuck with a fairly obvious…
Say It Isn't So (2001): Dir. J.B. Rogers
Feat. Heather Graham, Chris Klein, Sally Field; A romantic chase–comedy with a difference, this Farrelly Bros (KINGPIN) produced effort sees young couple Heather Graham and Chris Klein split…
Scary Movie 2 (2001): Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Tori Spelling, James Woods; The Wayans clan (Marlon, Shawn and Keenan) again agreeably pastiche the (already self–parodic) SCREAM slasher genre, yet the law of diminishing…
Score, The (2001): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton…; Slick but perfunctory caper–comedy with Marlon Brando luring heist–specialist Robert De Niro into a ‘big score’ with Edward…
Scrubs (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Zach Braff, John C. McGinley; A unique TV medical drama, set around the young medical interns at Sacred Heart Hospital, with a tone that crosses from the serious to the blackly…
Sealab 2021 (TV Series) (2001): Savvy Adult Swim comedy is another redux of a dead–and–buried Hanna Barbara cartoon: an undersea–themed adventure series now…
Secret Life of Us, The (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Claudia Karvan, Deborah Mailman; Surprisingly consistent dramedy set in funky, downtown Melbourne amongst a group of romantically ambitious young people. Maintains a quirky lightness…
Serendipity (2001): Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale; Light romance–by–fate comedy, where, on their first meeting John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, decide to test their ‘rightness’…
Sex and the City - Season 4 (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…; More episodes from the hit TV–series about the lives and sexual mores of four NYC friends – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…
Shallow Hal (2001): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander; Unlucky–with–the–ladies Jack Black (HIGH FIDELITY) becomes blessed with seeing women’s ‘inner beauty’, resulting…
Shaolin Soccer (2001): Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Richard Ng, Vicki Zhao; With an astounding mix of Eastern fantasy, CGI effects and the game of soccer, Hong Kong’s one–man comedy machine Stephen Chow kicks one out…
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…
Simpsons, The - Season 13 (TV Series) (2001-2002): By the 21st century; the Simpsons had obtained such status that they could no longer pretend to be a band of outsiders. A–list celebrities and…
Slackers (2001): Dir. Dewey Nicks
Feat. Jason Schwartzman; Slack rendition of the ‘moronic’ college comedy genre, with a few chuckles to be had from its central trio of amoral student…
Son of the Bride (El Hijo de la novia) (2001): Dir. Juan José Campanella
Feat. Ricardo Darín, Hector Alterio, Norma Aleandro; Wittily contrived drama, where various family problems revolve around a successful restauranteur Darín, himself undergoing a mid–life crisis…
Storytelling (2001): Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. John Goodman, Selma Blair, Franke Potente…; Continuing to plumb the depths of controversy, the dir. of HAPPINESS tells more stories of the depressed and cruel inhabitants of American suburbia,…
Tanguy (2001): Dir. Etienne Chatiliez
Feat. Sabine Azema, Andre Dussollier, Laurent Chouchan; A crowd–pleasing French comedy set around the efforts of a middle–aged couple to surreptitiously get their 28–year–old son to…
Teachers (TV Series) (2001-2004): Feat. Andrew Lincoln, Nina Sosanya, Adrian Bower…; British TV comedy following the lives of a group of secondary school teachers in and out of the classroom. Series One centres around Andrew Lincoln…
This is Not a Love Story (2001): Dir. Keith Hill
Feat. Stephen Lovatt, Sarah Smuts-Kennedy; Exploring the dynamics of a love–triangle between a soap–opera actor and two women, this local 'DV drama' from debuting dir. Hill catches…
Tick, The (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Brian Edlund
Feat. Patrick Warburton; A live–action recreation of Ben Edlund's comic–strip, that garnered a small, but loyal following during its one and only season. Follows…
Tortilla Soup (2001): Dir. Maria Ripoll
Feat. Hector Elizondo, Raquel Welch, Jacqueline Obradors; Tangy comedy in which Mexican–American widower Elizondo has kept his family – three adult daughters – together and at home through…
Town and Country (2001): Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn…; Negotiating Woody Allen–country, this big–budget fizzer sees Warren Beatty as a Manhattan architect who goes into full mid–life…
Trailer Park Boys - Season 1 & 2 (TV Series) (2001-2006): Dir. Mike Clattanburg
Feat. Rob Wells, Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay; A gratifyingly lowbrow mockumentary series based around the lives of a set of eccentrically vulgar residents of a trailer park, mainly two petty…
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps (TV Series) (2001): Feat. Will Mellor, Sheridan Smith, Natalie Casey; Brit sitcom following a group of five 20 somethings in Cheshire who regularly meet at the local pub to discuss the trials and tribulations of life.…
Va Savoir (Who Knows) (2001): Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Jacques Bonnaffe…; Skilful romantic farce interweaves the lives of six characters connected to an Italian theatre troupe on tour in Paris (doing Pirandello’s ‘As…
Van Wilder - Party Liason (2001): Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. Tara Reid, Ryan Reynolds, Tim Matheson; Freewheeling 'college comedy' in which perenial undergrad Reynolds must use his social skills to make a living after his allowance is cut off. Fairly…
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…
Wet Hot American Summer (2001): Dir. David Wain
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Marguerite Moreau…; Set in the charmingly unhip summer–camp 'Camp Firewood', this wettingly hilarious satire of 1970s and 80s culture, mores and cliches is…
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…
Would I Lie to You Again? (2001): Dir. Thomas Gilou
Feat. Richard Anconina, Jose Garcia, Bruno Solo…; Boys–will–be–boys comedy revisits the ‘Jewish’ entrepreneurs of WOULD I LIE TO YOU?, now in need to an all–new…
Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too!) (2001): Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna; Acclaimed universally (and here in NZ beset with censorship wrangles), this Mexican joyride, taken by two teenage boys and an older woman, is indeed…
Zoolander (2001): Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell…; Co–writer and director Ben Stiller sucks in cheek as flaky, dim–bulb male supermodel Derek Zoolander whose reign supreme is challenged by…
101 Reykjavik (2000): Dir. Baltasar Kormakur
Feat. Baltasar Kormakur, Victoria Abril; An endearingly skewed yet unexpectedly poignant sex comedy moored in the 30–below temperatures of the Icelandic winter, about a…
Aaagh! It's The Mr. Hell Show (TV Series) (2000): X–rated sketch animation taking pot shots at Hollywood movies and television by way of Mr. Hell – a sadistic devil–like bachelor…
Aberdeen (2000): Dir. Tony Spataro, Hans Petter Moland
Feat. Stellan Skarsgard, Lena Headey, Jean Anderson; Bleakly funny dysfunctional family drama set in Aberdeen, Scotland, where a dying mother (Charlotte Rampling) enlists the help of her daughter to…
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.
Ally McBeal (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann…; Hit TV–Series starring loopily–neurotic lawyer Calista Flockhart in a comical series of post–modern office–adventures, as…
An Everlasting Piece (2000): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Barry McEvoy, Brian F. O'Byrne, Billy Connolly…; Dir. Levinson heads east of Baltimore for a bravely irreverent slice of Northern Irish sectarian humour, with Barry McEvoy (who also scripted) and…
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Series) (2000): More irreverent animated shenanigans by way of the Adult Swim Network, this time rounding up three hapless, delinquently–inclined superheroes…
At Home With The Braithwaites (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Amanda Redman, Peter Davison, Sarah Smart…; A self–consciously offbeat domestic drama revolving around the dysfunctional minefield of the Braithwaite household, familial relations that…
Bad Girls From Valley High (A Fate Totally Worse Than Death) (2000): Dir. John T. Kretchmer
Feat. Christopher Lloyd; A good premise lifts this high–school comedy from out of the herd, with three socially ambitious girls having a curse placed on them which…
Barking Dogs Never Bite (Flandersui gae) (2000): Dir. Joon-ho Bong
Feat. Doona Bae; An accomplished black comedy from Korea, which follows an unemployed lecturer's annoyance with the barking of neighbourhood dogs through to its…
Beast (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Alexander Armstrong, Doon Mackichan, Sylvestra Le Touzel; Offbeat sitcom from the writer of MEN BEHAVING BADLY has Alexander Armstrong as an animal hating vet who's dislike of his profession is alleviated by…
Bedazzled (2000): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley; None–too–dazzling remake of the Peter Cook–Dudley Moore classic, with office schmuck Brendan Fraser seduced into a Faustian pact by…
Best in Show (2000): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Parker Posey…; Aided by much of the same cast from his small–town character–driven satire, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, dir. Christopher Guest applies his…
Better than Sex (2000): Dir. Jonathan Teplitzky
Feat. David Wenham, Susie Porter; Better than sex is the open possibility of something ‘more’ between ships–in–the–night David Wenham and Susie Porter, whose two…
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…
Big Momma's House (2000): Dir. Raja Gosnell
Feat. Martin Lawrence, Nia Long; Donning a ridiculous, ill–fitting 'fat–suit', FBI man Martin Lawrence's (BLUE STREAK) assignment is to impersonate the title's lardy Big…
Bill Bailey - Cosmic Jam (2000): Feat. Bill Bailey; BLACK BOOKS larrikin Bill Bailey gives a sidesplitting first performance in this, his debut standup comedy gig. Essential for disciples of his cult.
Brak Show, The (TV Series) (2000): Space Ghost’s talk show nemesis, evil Zorak and sidekick Brak, get their own spin–off TV series parodying cheesy suburban sitcoms within the…
Broadway Damage (2000): Dir. Victor Mignatti
Feat. Mara Hobel, Michael Lucas, Hugh Panaro; Big gay hugs to the Big Apple and Broadway culture, centering around two friends with mismatched romantic lives, and their scene–stealing…
Broken Hearts Club, The (2000): Dir. Greg Berlanti
Feat. Timothy Olyphant; Ensemble romantic comedy set in and around a baseball team in the bustling gay mecca of West Hollywood. Centre plate is up–and–coming…
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - The Adventure Begins (2000): Dir. Tad Stones; The TOY STORY character spins–off into his own franchise (still with Tim Allen’s voice) for an animated space–adventure battling…
Cecil B. Demented (2000): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Stephen Dorff, Melanie Griffith, Alicia Witt…; An unruly and somewhat passe battlecry against the mediocrity of Hollywood from the Low Priest of Pop Culture, John Waters. In a weird parody of…
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…
Committed (2000): Dir. Lisa Krueger
Feat. Heather Graham, Luke Wilson; Wacky road comedy vehicle for Heather Graham, who plays a jilted wife trailing after her estranged hubby (Luke Wilson). Along the byways she meets a…
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…
Coyote Ugly (2000): Dir. David McNally
Feat. Piper Perabo, Andy Garcia, Melanie Lynskey; A young 'Jersey' girl (Piper Perabo) sets off to the Big Apple to follow her dreams of becoming a successful songwriter, but winds up shaking her…
Crackerjack (2000): Dir. Paul Moloney
Feat. Mick Molloy, John Clarke, Bill Hunter; Not too bad at all, this comedy follows in the footsteps of THE CASTLE, as club–members rally to save the fading fortunes of a lawn bowls…
Da Ali G Show (TV Series) (Ali G, Innit; Ali G, Aiii; Ali G in da USAiii) (2000-2004): Feat. Sacha Baron Cohen; A hilarious batch of subversive, satirical interviews and gags from Britain’s preposterous hiphopping comedy host, played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
Diamond Men (2000): Dir. Dan Cohen
Feat. Robert Forster, Donnie Wahlberg; An impressive drama–thriller in which a veteran diamond salesman (Forster), being forced into retirement, gets to train his brash young…
Dinner Rush (2000): Dir. Bob Giraldi
Feat. Danny Aiello, Summer Phoenix, John Corbett…; An appetizing New York ‘food movie’ sprinkled over lightly with mobster melodrama set in the bustling, upmarket Italian restaurant of the…
Dish, The (2000): Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Harrington…; Another endearing tale from the creators of much–adored THE CASTLE, based on real events that involved small–town Aussies in the…
Don Matteo (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Terence Hill; A uniquely comedic riff on the detective genre, with the series' titular Father Matteo spreading God’s message by day, while moonlighting as a…
Dr T and the Women (2000): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett…; Director Altman's typically offbeat ensemble comedy–drama about a middle–aged gynaecologist's (Richard Gere) midlife crisis, as he's…
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000): Dir. Danny Leiner
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Kristy Swanson; No–brainer Californian laughs, sets up stoners Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott (AMERICAN PIE) with ‘morning after’ amnesia and a lot…
Duets (2000): Dir. Bruce Paltrow
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti, Huey Lewis…; Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis and four others grin and bear each other as competitors who 'cruise together' to Omaha, Nebraska for a crack at the…
Eddie Izzard - Circle (2000): Feat. Eddie Izzard; British comedian Eddie Izzard recorded live in New York, June 26, 2000.
Ellen DeGeneres Collection, The (The Beginning, Here and Now) (2000-2004): Feat. Ellen DeGeneres; Two live standup gigs from the industrious comedian/entertainer/lesbian icon Ellen DeGeneres, filmed in New York’s Beacon Theatre, and concerning…
Family Guy - Season 2 (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; Further episodes from the surrealistic animated sitcom. Disc 2.1: Da Boom; Brian In Love; I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar; A Picture Is Worth A 1000…
Flawless (2000): Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman; After suffering a stroke that leaves him part–paralyzed, an arch–conservative, retired security guard (Robert De Niro) agrees to let a…
French and Saunders - Live (2000): Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French; Double act Jennifer Saunders and Dawn French bring their style of comedy to the stage, in this show from the Shaftesbury Theatre and their 'Still…
Greenfingers (2000): Dir. Joel Hershman
Feat. Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, David Kelly; Twee, yet engaging Brit comedy concerning the true–story of two prisoners – Clive Owen and David Kelly – who are redeemed by their…
Grinch, The (2000): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor; Live–action version of the Dr Seuss classic that does some justice to the anarchic vision of the mean–spirited Grinch, who’s heart is…
Guest House Paradiso (2000): Dir. Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson; Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson scrape off their 'Bottom' characters for this extended sketch (or is that fart?) which has the grossly inept duo…
Hanging Up (2000): Dir. Diane Keaton
Feat. Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow…; Written by SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE's Nora Ephron, this gently comic drama about sisters Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow and their dying father…
Harvey Birdman - Attorney at Law (TV Series) (2000): More hysterical superhero subversion from the Adult Swim Network, this time rendering the case studies of failed caped…
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2000): Dir. Richard Lowenstein
Feat. Noah Taylor, Sophie Lee, Ian Hughes; Ramshackle Aussie comedy based on the cult novel, that follows the fortunes of blocked wannabe writer Noah Taylor in a series of flatting…
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…
Human Remains (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Rob Brydon, Julia Davis; BBC black comedy mockumentary style series centred around six different offbeat couples, one per episode, candidly revealing their kooky home lives.…
Independent, The (2000): Dir. Stephen Kessler
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, Jerry Stiller, Ron Howard…; Jerry Stiller excels as a B–movie director whose downward spiral is the focus of a documentary film crew as he attempts to turn the life story…
Jubilee (2000): Dir. Michael Hurst
Feat. Theresa Healey, Hori Ahipene, Cliff Curtis…; Down–at–heel family man Cliff Curtis gets roped into organising the 75th jubilee party for his one–horse town, stretching his…
Just Visiting (2000): Dir. Jean-Marie Gaubert
Feat. Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate…; Actually watchable remake of LES VISITEURS, with the same director and Jean Reno and Christian Clavier re–starring in their original roles as a…
Keeping the Faith (2000): Dir. Edward Norton
Feat. Jenna Elfman, Edward Norton, Ben Stiller…; The directing debut of actor Edward Norton, this is a relaxed and genial love–triangle comedy, the twist being that Big Apple executive Jenna…
Kevin and Perry Go Large (2000): Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke, Rhys Ifans; Feature–length version of a sketch from Harry Enfield's comedy show that dresses up the late–thirtysomething and cohort Kathy Burke in…
Kevin's Guide to Being a Teenager (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Dewi Humphreys
Feat. Harry Enfield; Kevin (Harry Enfield) and his odd–bird disciple Perry, two disaffected, DJ–worshipping teens, give us the run–down on how to hate…
Kid, The (2000): Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Lily Tomlin; Bruce Willis’ likeable persona serves the child audience well, playing a rich, cynical image consultant, who is visited by his 8–yr old self…
Kombi Nation (2000): Dir. Grant Lahood
Feat. Gentiane Lupi, Jason Whyte, Loren Taylor (Horsley)…; Four young Kiwis embark on a troubled comic road trip around Europe in the iconic Kombi van. Lupi plays a beer–swilling lass who, fresh from…
Last of the Blonde Bombshells, The (2000): Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Leslie Caron…; Charming light drama about a recently–widowed Judi Dench who decides to revive her saxophone playing, eventually getting the idea to reunite…
Laughter On the 23rd Floor (2000): Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Mackenzie Astin, Nathan Lane; Taken from a semi–autobiographical Neil Simon play, concerning his experiences as a young TV writer working for Sid Caeser, this cranks out…
Life-Size (2000): Dir. Mark Rosman
Feat. Lindsay Lohan, Tyra Banks, Jere Burns; Lindsay Lohan plays a withdrawn tomboy who attempts to cope with her mother's death by resurrecting her with a magic spell, only the plan backfires…
Lock Stock and Four Stolen Hooves (TV Series) (2000): Dir. Sheree Folkson; Tele–sequel to the hit movie LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, gives a reasonably funny riff on the bumbling quartet of lads on the make,…
Loser (2000): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Greg Kinnear; AMERICAN PIE's Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari lend appeal and chemistry to this straightforward geek–gets–girl film from genre veteran, Amy…
Love and Sex (2000): Dir. Valerie Brieman
Feat. Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau; Sharp–tongued comedy with Famke Janssen and Jon Favreau generating a little chemistry as two hapless–romantics who can’t reconcile…
Love, Honour and Obey (2000): Dir. Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis
Feat. Jonny Lee Miller, Ray Winstone, Jude Law…; Jonny Lee Miller is appealing as a mischief–making wannabe–crim in this half–serious set of London gangster moves, that basically…
Lucky Numbers (2000): Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Tim Roth; Down–on–his–luck local smoothie John Travolta conceives a lottery–scam with the help of girlfriend Lisa Kudrow and pal Tim…
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog) (2000): Dir. Michael Kalesniko
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright, Jared Harris…; Kenneth Branagh brings a rumpled, harassed charm to his role as a playwright whose career is interrupted by 'writer's block', a condition exacerbated…
Magik and Rose (2000): Dir. Vanessa Alexander
Feat. Alison Bruce, Nicola Murphy, Oliver Driver…; Uplifting comic melodrama set during the Hokitika Wild Food Festival that rises above its familiar story of two women who, in different ways, have…
Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) (2000-2006): Feat. Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Frankie Muniz…; Mold–breaking, critically acclaimed American sitcom centering around the tribulations of Malcolm, a young adolescent who has enough to cope…
Malena (2000): Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Monica Bellucci; The dir. of CINEMA PARADISO throws an amber–lit glow around a man’s memory of a boyhood infatuation in his hometown in WWII Sicily.…
Match, The (2000): Dir. Mick Davis
Feat. Ian Holm, Richard E. Grant, Tom Sizemore…; Able–footed Highland comedy based around one of those bizarre and ancient village feuds the Scottish excel at, here to be finally decided in a…
Maybe Baby (2000): Dir. Ben Elton
Feat. Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Rowan Atkinson…; Brit comic whizz–kid Ben Elton has a crack at the directing whip, adapting his semi–autobiographical novel about infertility;…
Me, Myself and Irene (2000): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Chris Cooper…; Jim Carrey gears back into comic cruise control as a meek Highway Patrolman who manifests an obnoxious alter–ego to settle his scores. The…
Meet the Parents (2000): Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson…; Meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time becomes nightmare for Ben Stiller, mostly due to Robert De Niro's politely hostile…
Mexican, The (2000): Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini; Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts entangle in this offbeat comic–thriller, with Pitt fulfilling a criminal contract in Mexico and James Gandolfini…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (2000): Dir. Adrian Noble; A version of William Shakespeare's classic comedy by the Royal Shakespeare Company, which utilises special effects to realise the play's fantasy…
Miss Congeniality (2000): Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt…; Sandra Bullock plays the tomboy as an ‘ugly duckling’ cop, who must infiltrate a beauty contest and inadvertently reveal the swan…
Most Fertile Man in Ireland, The (2000): Dir. Dudi Appleton
Feat. Kris Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher; Kris Marshall is the Irishman with the high sperm–count, who is recruited by Catholics and Protestants alike to boost their numbers.…
Mrs. Caldicot's Cabbage War (2000): Dir. Ian Sharp
Feat. Pauline Collins, Peter Capaldi; Pauline Collins (SHIRLEY VALENTINE) plays an elderly widow who is shunted into a resthome by her money grubbing offspring, who don’t count on her…
Muse, The (2000): Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Sharon Stone, Andie MacDowell…; Thoroughly affable comedy from Albert Brooks will not disappoint his fans, with his gift for dialogue and impeccable comic timing atoning for a…
My Family (TV Series) (2000-2006): Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Robert Lindsay; Sturdy British sitcom with Zoe Wanamaker and Robert Lindsay at the head of middle–class family whose dysfunctions range from the petty…
My Mother Frank (2000): Dir. Mark Lamprell
Feat. Sinead Cusack, Sam Neill, Sacha Horler…; Sober comedy with an 'it's never too late' theme, is nicely done despite some rather convenient plotting. Mother and widow Sinead Cusack decides…
Next Best Thing, The (2000): Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Madonna, Rupert Everett; 'Who will be the father of my child?' comedy, with Madonna tempted to settle for gay housemate Rupert Everett. Diverting and reasonably topical, the…
Nurse Betty (2000): Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock…; Part fairy–tale comedy, part edgy thriller, this perhaps qualifies as the perfect date movie. Due to the trauma of witnessing her…
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000): Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson…; The Coen Brothers' return to their best form with what they neatly describe as the Rolls–Royce of 'hayseed' movies (by which they mean a…
Panic (2000): Dir. Henry Bromell
Feat. William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman…; There is more than meets the eye in this curiously pitched black comedy concerning a well–dressed contract killer (Macy) who seeks refuge from…
Price of Milk, The (2000): Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban, Willa O'Neill…; For young–marrieds Danielle Cormack and Karl Urban, the cost of farming their 117 cows is a strange exile in the NZ backblocks... Milking…
Psycho Beach Party (2000): Dir. Robert Lee King
Feat. Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Kimberley Davies; Kicking sand in the face of John Waters’ latest efforts, this parody of GIDGET and other 60s beach party movies gets fabulous mileage out of…
Rat (2000): Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Pete Postlethwaite, Imelda Staunton; After a hard night at the pub, Pete Postlethwaite greets the day transformed into a white rat, giving a nicely surreal twist to this surprisingly…
Replacements, The (2000): Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Gene Hackman, Keanu Reeves, Jack Warden; Hard–nosed Gene Hackman is hired to find replacement talent for a striking pro–football team, and Keanu Reeves is the ex–player who…
Return to Me (2000): Dir. Bonnie Hunt
Feat. David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Robert Loggia…; Daffy togetherness for David Duchovny and Minnie Driver, who meet by chance in a New York eatery, and are eased into romance by well–wishing…
Road Trip (2000): Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Tom Green; How you take this sophomoric comedy depends on your appreciation of the bizarro hi–jinks of MTV 'personality' Tom Green, or just plain how old…
Savage Honeymoon (2000): Dir. Mark Beesley
Feat. Nicholas Eadie, Perry Piercy, Elizabeth Hawthorne…; Uncomplicated domestic comedy about a family of 'Westies' – leather clad, bike–straddling, booze–swilling fun–lovers living…
Saving Grace (2000): Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes…; Growth industries, joint ventures and budding friendships transpire in a sleepy, conservative Cornish idyll when Brenda Blethyn, a seriously indebted…
Scary Movie (2000): Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Anna Faris, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans; A mostly on–target spoof of SCREAM and its progeny from the Wayans' Brothers, the comic clan still most noted for their 'In Living Colour' TV…
Sex and the City - Season 3 (TV Series) (2000): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…; More episodes from the hit TV–series about the lives and sexual mores of four NYC friends – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…
Shower (Xizhao) (2000): Dir. Zhang Yang
Feat. Pu Cunxin, Zhu Xu; A popular success with international audiences, this Chinese comedy is centred around a modern–day bathhouse in Beijing without a…
Silent Partner (2000): Dir. Alkinos Tsilmidos
Feat. David Field, Syd Brisbane; Tragically funny Aussie comedy with two lovable blokes who attempt to shake off their losing streak by unexpectedly throwing themselves into the…
Simpsons, The - Season 12 (TV Series) (2000-2001): Further episodes from the iconic animated TV Series: Treehouse of Horror XI, A Tale of Two Springfields, Insane Clown Poppy, Lisa the Tree Hugger,…
Small Time Crooks (2000): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant; Woody Allen throws back to his earlier, funnier days and proves conclusively that his revered wit or ability to spin a good, unpretentious yarn…
Space Cowboys (2000): Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland…; Director Clint Eastwood plays a specially trained astronaut who takes three of his retirement–age buddies into space on a mission to repair a…
State and Main (2000): Dir. David Mamet
Feat. William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker…; When a harried film–crew descends upon the leafy streets of Waterford, Vermont to film a period drama, the worlds of apple–pie America…
Stickmen (2000): Dir. Hamish Rothwell
Feat. Robbie Magasiva, Scott Wills, Simone Kessell…; A crowd–pleasing and assured sports–fetish movie, this doesn't shy from being dubbed 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Pool Cues', with its…
Stiff Upper Lips (2000): Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay…; Genuinely cheeky lampoon of the “Merchant–Ivory” costume–drama with Prunella Scales, Sean Pertwee, Frank Finlay and Peter…
Taste of Others, The (Le Gout des Autres) (2000): Dir. Agnes Jaoui
Feat. Anne Alvaro, Alain Chabat, Jean-Pierre Bacri…; A subtle French comedy of manners, that strews an array of matched, mismatched and all quite droll characters into a satisfying treat for the comic…
Tears of the Black Tiger (Fah Talai Jone) (2000): Dir. Wisit Sasanatieng; A blast of wild inspiration from the New Thai Cinema, this restages a Hollywood Western within a luridly kitschy setting using back–projection,…
The Best Man's Wedding (Jalla! Jalla!) (2000): Dir. Josef Fares; A racy comic swirl through the family, romantic, sexual and general personal dilemmas of two Swedish best friends. While one must suffer the…
Together (2000): Dir. Lukas Moodysson
Feat. Lisa Lindgren, Michael Nyqvist; An affectionate yet affecting satire set on a domestic commune in mid–1970s Stockholm that challenges the principled ideologies of its members…
Tonsil Hockey (2000): Dir. Ray Hagel
Feat. Tom Green; The star of ROAD TRIP, Tom Green, strains his tonsils with some standup comedy, a combination of puerile antics, satire and brute enthusiasm.
Trixie (2000): Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Emily Watson, Nick Nolte, Dermot Mulroney…; Uneven attempt at a film–noir spoof by cult dir. Rudolph (who did it better in LOVE AT LARGE) with Emily Watson as a low–wattage…
Viva Las Nowhere (Dead Simple) (2000): Dir. Jason Bloom
Feat. Daniel Stern, Patricia Richardson, Lacey Kohl…; Checking into a deserted motel in the “geographical centre of the USA” run by luckless, aspiring country–songwriter Daniel Stern, this darn…
Walk the Talk (2000): Dir. Shirley Barrett
Feat. Salvatore Coco, Sacha Horler, Nikki Bennett; In her followup to LOVE SERENADE, dir. Barrett depicts the quixotic career of Italian–Australian Salvatore Coco, as he struggles to run a…
WayDownTown (Way Down Town) (2000): Dir. Gary Burns
Feat. Don McKellar, Fabrizio Filippo; An imaginative low–budget comedy, has office workers in Calgary, Canada running a wager to see who can avoid going into the outside world the…
Wedding Planner, The (2000): Dir. Adam Shankman
Feat. Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey; Love and wedding plans come into conflict, with Jennifer Lopez having to plan the nuptials of Matthew McConaughey, with whom she’s just fallen…
What Planet Are You From? (2000): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear…; Polarizing sci–fi sex comedy starring Garry Shandling as a human–looking alien from an emotionless all–male society is sent to…
What Women Want (2000): Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt; ‘Freak accident’–comedy in which ad–man Mel Gibson finds himself hearing the intimate thoughts of women everywhere (and their…
Where the Heart Is (2000): Dir. Matt Williams
Feat. Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing; A likeable chick flick tracking Natalie Portman's path from pregnant, jilted trailer–trash, towards some kind of happiness. The movie's…
Whole Nine Yards, The (2000): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Rosanna Arquette…; Innocent humdrum dentist Matthew Perry (FRIENDS) gets involved with his neighbour Bruce Willis, a semi–retired hitman, for a series of comical…
Woman On Top (2000): Dir. Fina Torres
Feat. Penelope Cruz; English language vehicle for ravishing Spanish star Penelope Cruz, whose magnetism makes up for some of the lulls in the plot of this romantic 'magic…
Wonder Boys (2000): Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jnr., Tobey Maguire…; A rumpled Michael Douglas plays an academic professor and successful author who's terminally unfinished second novel is symptomatic of midlife…
10 Things I Hate About You (1999): Dir. Gil Junger
Feat. Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles; Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew is shrink–wrapped as '90s high–school hi–jinks. A protective Dad forbids his nubile daughter…
20 Dates (1999): Dir. Myles Berkowitz; Queasily, both a documentary and 'mockumentary'; the director set out to make a movie and find himself a girlfriend at the same time, organising 20…
24 Hour Woman (1999): Dir. Nancy Savoca
Feat. Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Diego Serrano…; An incisive, often hilarious film about a very real dichotomy – how does parenthood fit into the life of a modern career woman? In a…
28 Days (1999): Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Diane Ladd…; Fun–loving NY journalist Sandra Bullock doesn't know when to say 'when' and gets slapped with a month in rehab after a drink driving incident.…
A Slight Case of Murder (1999): Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy; A light case of noir pastiche, but an engaging one, especially for the film savvy. With confessional asides to the camera, a sly–winking…
Action (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Buddy Hackett…; A dark comedy TV series about a movie producer in Hollywood, who is trying to recover from his last box–office failure. Casts a sharp eye…
American Pie (1999): Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari…; Four 'unlucky' high–school chums make a pact to get laid before prom night! In fact this contemporary teen sex comedy has enough smarts to…
An Ideal Husband (1999): Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore; This ensemble–casted version of Oscar Wilde's play coats the dry, drawing–room humour with unnecessary sentiment, but there's…
Attack the Gas Station (1999): Dir. Sang-Jin Kim
Feat. Sung-jae Lee, Oh-seong Yu, Seong-jin Kang…; Four disaffected youths take hostage an entire gas station in this subversive, blackly–comic masterpiece from Korea. Gleefully tearing apart…
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999): Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Mike Myers, Heather Graham; Slightly hand–me–down it may be, but gag–for–gag, this extravagant sequel arguably tops the original and seals Austin Powers…
Bachelor, The (1999): Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger; Remake of Buster Keaton's romantic comedy Seven Chances in which commitment–phobe Chris O'Donnell must tie the knot by his looming 30th…
Bang Bang It's Reeves & Mortimer (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer; Follow–up to the duo's original sketch show hit, featuring some of their best and funniest characters, performed with the usual anarchic,…
Beautiful People (1999): Dir. Jasmin Dizdar
Feat. Rosalind Ayres, Julian Firth, Bobby Williams…; Set in London 1993 when the Balkan Wars were in full flight, this lively, panoramic drama reaches its ambitions in witnessing turbulence of the…
Bedrooms and Hallways (1999): Dir. Rose Troche
Feat. Kevin McKidd, Hugo Weaving, Jennifer Ehle…; Utterly delightful relationship comedy about men, and gay men in particular, but appealing to human beings of any of the three sexual orientations…
Being John Malkovich (1999): Dir. Spike Jonze
Feat. John Cusack, John Malkovich, Cameron Diaz…; Surrealist comic marvel distinguished by the most bizarre of plots – washed–up puppeteer John Cusack's new position as a filing clerk…
Big Daddy (1999): Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams; Dysfunctional but lovable oaf Adam Sandler adopts a five–year–old boy in order to impress girlfriend Joey Lauren Adams. Cue life lessons…
Big Tease, The (1999): Dir. Kevin Allen
Feat. Craig Ferguson; Collar–tickling showcase for Glaswegian comedian Craig Ferguson as a Scottish hairstylist who attends the Platinum Scissors Champs in Los…
Bigger than Tina (1999): Dir. Neil Foley
Feat. Michael Dalley, Sally Lightfoot, Anni Finsterer; This Australian music mockumentary is played so deadpan that those unfamilar with the players might easily read it as non–fiction. As…
Blackadder - Back and Forth (1999): Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry…; The old gang return for a one–off episode, whereby a present–day Lord Blackadder steps into a time–machine for a jaunt back through…
Blast from the Past (1999): Dir. Hugh Wilson
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek…; Resurfacing after thirty years in a nuclear bunker, Brendan Fraser enters the outside world of the 1990s a wide–eyed innocent, a contrast…
Blue Streak (1999): Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Martin Lawrence, Peter Greene, Luke Wilson; First headline role for Martin Lawrence, as a parolled diamond–robber who must retrieve his hidden loot from within a police station.…
Bossa Nova (1999): Dir. Bruno Barreto
Feat. Amy Irving; Enjoyable date–movie that replenishes its conventional tale of middle–aged romance with lashings of Bossa Nova music and…
Bowfinger (1999): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy; Steve Martin (as writer and actor) ropes in fellow fallen comic legend Eddie Murphy and scores a return to the form of his heyday. The concept is…
But I'm a Cheerleader (1999): Dir. Jamie Babbitt
Feat. Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Melanie Lynskey…; A camp comedy in both style and setting, cheerleading teen Natasha Lyonne is suspected by her God–fearing parents to be a lesbian, and is thus…
Carriers Are Waiting, The (Les Convoyeurs Attendent) (1999): Dir. Benoit Maraige
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Morgane Simon, Bouli Laners; When journalist Benoit Poelvoorde decides his family MUST win top prize in local competition (which involves training his reluctant son to break the…
Celebrity (1999): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Melanie Griffith…; Assembling another largish retinue of actors eager to 'do a Woody', Allen swings his long–lens round onto the world of celebrity…
Celebrity Deathmatch (TV Series) (1999): Genuinely amusing clay–mation generated by MTV, stages fantasy bouts–to–the–death between various celebrity pairings, like:…
Comedy Greats - Dick Emery (1999): Dir. Harold Snoad
Feat. Dick Emery; A much–loved British TV comedian of the 1960s and 70s, Dick Emery was a master of costume and make–up, playing a host of characters in…
Craic, The (1999): Dir. Ted Emery
Feat. Jimeoin; The title is Irish slang for a 'bloody good time', and leading Oz stand–up comic Jimeoin's (pronounced Jimmy Owen) self–penned feature…
Critical Care (1999): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. James Spader, Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick; Veteran dir. Sidney Lumet (NETWORK) elevates a potentially humdrum comedy about hospital ethics into smart satire. James Spader plays an intern who…
Cup, The (1999): Dir. Khyentse Norbu
Feat. Orgyen Tobgyal, Neten Chokling, Jamyang Lodro; This charming, slyly comic tale of soccer–mad young monks obsessed with viewing the World Cup has found broad worldwide appreciation with its…
Curb Your Enthusiasm - Season 1 (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Larry David, Jeff Garlin; We can't contain our enthusiasm for this little–known gem of a series from SEINFELD co–creator Larry David , who here plays himself…
Daddy and Them (1999): Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Kelly Preston…; Low–key, quirky and casually paced, dir. Thornton's tribute to his roots unfolds as an Arkansas clan draw together to support their imprisoned…
Detroit Rock City (1999): Dir. Adam Rifkin
Feat. Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello…; In 1978, Edward Furlong and his garage band pals are perhaps the most devoted KISS fans in the world, but the road to see their idols in concert is…
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999): Dir. Mike Mitchell
Feat. Rob Schneider; A lumpen, crassly effective sex–farce about a luckless–in–love fish–tank cleaner who scrubs up for gigolo duties in a series…
Dick (1999): Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams; A political satire as faux–history lesson, this kitsch–nostalgic pageant proffers two teenage girls as the mysterious informants known as…
Dogma (1999): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Kevin Smith, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck…; Eccentric meditation on Roman Catholicism in a modern–day context from writer/director Kevin Smith (CHASING AMY), that's just as bizarre as it…
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999): Dir. Michael Patrick Jann
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley…; The 'mock documentary' format entirely befits the story of rabidly ambitious young debutantes vying for local representation in the Miss Teen…
East Is East (1999): Dir. Damien O'Donnell
Feat. Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jimi Mistry; Polished bittersweet comedy about a family of Pakistani Brits living in 1970s Manchester, headed by a traditionalist patriarch whose keen to make…
EdTV (1999): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres…; Ron Howard's comedy suffered from untimely, post–TRUMAN SHOW release, but this more conventional TV satire has enough of a different angle to…
Election (1999): Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon; Mid–life crisis intersects with teenage foibles in this cheerily cynical high–school tale for adults, as crumpled teacher Matthew…
Elephant Juice (1999): Dir. Sam Miller
Feat. Emmanuelle Beart, Sean Gallagher, Daniel Lapaine; The makers of the cult late–night TV–series ‘This Life’, extract a similar blend of drama, ennui and pathos from the lives of…
Family Guy - Season 1 (TV Series) (1999-2002): Feat. Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis…; A kidult animated series with its own special sense of humour. Set around the Griffin household which includes teenagers, a cynical dog who is…
Forces of Nature (1999): Dir. Bronwen Hughes
Feat. Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock; Cutesy–pie screwball romance with wedding–bound hunk Ben Affleck enduring savage weather and travel catastrophes while saddled with kooky…
Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel…; Much loved but unfortunately short lived classic about two distinct groups of teenagers dealing with high school in the eighties. Created by a…
Funny by George (The George Wallace Story) (1999): Dir. Don Percy; Celebrates the life and times of unashamedly Australian vaudeville comedian and movie star, George Wallace.
Futurama (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Various
Feat. Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio; Matt Groening’s sci–fi followup show to THE SIMPSONS is a similarly clever adult–oriented cartoon, again with layers of satire and…
Galaxy Quest (1999): Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver…; Tim Allen and his cast of a sci–fi TV show are recruited to assist a naive alien race who have modelled their strategies and technologies on…
Games, The (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Bruce Permezel
Feat. John Clarke, Gina Riley, Bryan Dawe; An exacting TV–satire that paralleled the lead–up to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, turning the 'real TV' documentary format on its head…
Girl (1999): Dir. Jonathan Kahn
Feat. Dominique Swain; Hybrid of the teen–flick with grunge–rock movie, starring Dominique Swain (LOLITA) as a brainy virgin who decides to fall in with some…
Go (1999): Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr…; The director of SWINGERS switches focus to the reckless chic of LA's twentysomething rave scene, brandishing a slew of racy taboos, an impossibly…
Gun Shy (1999): Dir. Eric Blakeney
Feat. Liam Neeson, Sandra Bullock, Oliver Platt…; Implausible and cartoonish, this crime comedy has the novelty of Liam Neeson trying out a comedy role – as stressed–out undercover cop…
Happy, Texas (1999): Dir. Mark Illsley
Feat. Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, William H. Macy; Sweetly sardonic crowd–pleaser indeed took the audience award at Sundance '99, adding a pinch of fashionable 'gay irony' to the more familiar…
Home Movies (TV Series) (1999-2004): Overlooked comedy animation series from the Adult Swim Company, telling the tale of a wise–beyond–his–years wannabe filmmaker who…
Hotel Splendide (1999): Dir. Terence Gross
Feat. Toni Collette, Katrin Cartlidge, Peter Vaughan; An ambitious black comedy set in a dilapidated hotel off the coast of Britain, peopled by a bizarre collection of staff members and…
Human Resources (1999): Dir. Laurent Cantet
Feat. Jalil Lespert; Astute French drama from director Laurent Cantet (THE CLASS) set in a white collar human resources department in Normandy, about the conflicts that…
Human Traffic (1999): Dir. Justin Kerrigan
Feat. John Simm, Lorraine Pilkington, Shaun Parkes…; A son–of–TRAINSPOTTING London dance–club odyssey, whose drug–fuelled vitality, street–patter and ultra–hedonism…
I Think I Do (1999): Dir. Brian Sloan
Feat. Alexis Arquette, Christian Maelen, Lauren Valez; Feelgood, gay–affirmative comedy revolves around six 20–somethings of various persuasions, who come together when two of their number…
I'm Losing You (1999): Dir. Bruce Wagner
Feat. Frank Langella, Andrew McCarthy, Elizabeth Perkins…; Hollywood 'commentator' Bruce Wagner (WILD PALMS) directs his own novel inter–connecting the rather plaintive lives of well–heeled Los…
If Only You Knew (1999): Dir. David Snedeker
Feat. Johnathon Schaech, Alison Eastwood, James LeGros…; Journalist Johnathon Schaech needs an NYC apartment urgently and ends up feigning 'gay–ness' so as to placate sexy Alison Eastwood, who has an…
Inspector Gadget (1999): Dir. David Kellogg
Feat. Matthew Broderick; Fast, silly and proud of it, this is the Disney take on a hero with more gizmos than a Swiss Army Knife. Matthew Broderick dodges death as both…
Isn't She Great (1999): Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, John Cleese…; Intentionally trashy biopic of author Susann Alexander whose VALLEY OF THE DOLLS broke various Hollywood taboos in the 1960s. Mainly a showcase for…
It's the Rage (1999): Dir. James D. Stern
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, Gary Sinise…; This caustic, precocious black comedy/satire of America's obsession with guns is a roundelay of violent and volatile confrontations that eventually…
Jakob the Liar (1999): Dir. Peter Kassovitz
Feat. Alan Arkin, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Robin Williams; In this second version of Jurek Becker's novel, Robin Williams plays a café–owner in Nazi–occupied Poland who capitalises on an unearned…
Jerry and Tom (1999): Dir. Saul Rubinek
Feat. Joe Mantegna, Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy…; Adding mileage to the crime–caper genre, Joe Mantegna plays a hitman who puts used–car salesman Sam Rockwell (LAWN DOGS) through a droll…
Julien Donkey-Boy (1999): Dir. Harmony Korine
Feat. Ewen Bremner, Chloe Sevigny, Werner Herzog…; Experimental melodrama from notorious indie film–maker Harmony Korine (GUMMO) following a man with schizophrenia and his dysfunctional family.…
Just the Ticket (1999): Dir. Richard Wenk
Feat. Andie MacDowell, Andy Garcia; One for Andie MacDowell and Andy Garcia fans this, a popcorn–y comedy which sees the ill–matched duo strive for harmony by scalping…
Kikujiro (Kikujiro no Natsu) (1999): Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano; An uncharacteristically easy–going, episodic road movie from one–man movie machine, Beat Takeshi, whose impassive screen persona snugly…
King of Comedy (Choi kek ji wong) (1999): Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Karen Mok; Hong Kong’s king–of–parody Stephen Chow ironically casts himself as a luckless movie extra who fumbles his way to leading man status…
L.A. Without a Map (1999): Dir. Mika Kaurismaki
Feat. David Tennant, Vincent Gallo, Julie Delpy…; A young Scottish undertaker (Tennant) follows an aspiring American actress back to La–la land, where he competes with the shallow excesses and…
League of Gentlemen, The (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Steve Bendelack
Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith; Ghoulishly black comedy set in the sinister village of Royston Vasey, where two visiting hikers suffer a plague of Northern English foul urges and…
League of Gentlemen, The - Christmas Special (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith…; A full–length special set in the sinister village of Royston Vasey, putting a ghoulish spin on the festive season.
Let Them Eat Cake (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Alison Steadman; A BLACKADDER–style spoof of the French Revolution with Jennifer Saunders playing the Comtesse de Vache, with Dawn French as her maid. This…
Life (1999): Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence; Something of a surprise for an Eddie Murphy comedy, this 50–year saga of two black cell–buddies ambitiously lifts its feel from LIFE IS…
Life of Python, The (1999): Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam…; The BBC celebrates 30 years of Monty Python with new sketches and a plethora of guest appearances. Volume One: "Pythonland" – Journey with…
Looking for Alibrandi (1999): Dir. Kate Woods
Feat. Pia Miranda, Greta Scacchi, Anthony LaPaglia; Refreshing rites of passage tale from Australia, based by screenwriter Melina Marchetta's on her bestselling novel. In mixing a which guy is best…
Lost for Words (1999): Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Thora Hird, Pete Postlethwaite, Penny Downie…; British drama with Thora Hird playing a mother whose health declines as she suffers a stroke and succumbs to dementia, and the impact this has on her…
Love Letter, The (1999): Dir. Peter Ho-Sun Chan
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Tom Selleck, Ellen DeGeneres; Whimsical in the best sense, with an anonymous love–letter spreading romantic hopes and light comedy around a small–town populated by…
Love's Labour's Lost (1999): Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Timothy Spall…; Untiring Shakespearean–enthusiast Kenneth Branagh, labours his latest adaptation: the Bard’s sparkling early comedy made over as a 30s Irving…
Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Brian Grant
Feat. Gerard Butler; Romantic drama based on the top selling chick lit novel by Marian Keyes following the life and loves of a twenty–something living in London.…
Mad Cows (1999): Dir. Sara Sugarman
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Anna Friel, Prunella Scales; Joanne Lumley revives her Ab–Fab persona as a credit card fraudster who helps out a struggling first–time mother – lippy Aussie…
Man On the Moon (1999): Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Jim Carrey, Courtney Love, Danny De Vito; Mesmerising biopic of the late 'comedian' Andy Kaufman culls its magnificence from an utterly unique, intriguing personality subject and a virtuoso…
Manor, The (1999): Dir. Ken Berris
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Gabrielle Anwar, Peter O'Toole…; Comical murder mystery set in a creaky English manor where an investigator searches for the killer of a stable boy, however runs into obstacles when…
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999): Dir. Kelly Makin
Feat. Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Caan; Amusing satire that culture–clashes a vicious Mafia–clan with English 'twit' Hugh Grant, here at his embarrassed, self–deprecating…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1999): Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley Tucci…; Played out in 19th century Tuscany, Shakespeare's most enchanted comedy places its collection of fairies, rude mechanicals and humans in…
Mifune (1999): Dir. Soren Kragh-Jacobson
Feat. Iben Hjejle, Anders W Berthelsen, Jesper Asholt…; The third Dogma 95 film is in many ways as traditional a European romantic comedy as you could come across, a breezy and smart take on a yuppie…
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…
Patch Adams (1999): Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Robin Williams; Robin Williams chalks up another outsized, sentimental creation as a depressive–turned–trainee doctor who upsets the establishment when…
Pecker (1999): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Lili Taylor…; Edward Furlong is niftily cast as Pecker, an innocent teen amateur photographer who unwittingly becomes the toast of the art world, thereby inviting…
People Like Us (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Chris Langham; Another excellent deadpan British comedy, this time the mockumentary adventures of an unseen reporter interviewing and commenting upon supposedly…
Picking Up the Pieces (1999): Dir. Alfonso Arau
Feat. Sharon Stone, Woody Allen, Cheech Marin…; When the pieces of a dismembered Sharon Stone are dumped on the Mexican border one of her hands goes astray and is soon being worshiped by the locals…
Playing by Heart (1999): Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson…; Ambitious multi–character film along the lines of SHORT CUTS, likewise set in the varying social strata of Los Angeles, but infused with…
Pushing Tin (1999): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett…; The title is Air Traffic Controller jargon for getting all the jumbo–jets landing on time, and typifies the haywire humour of this workplace…
Queer as Folk (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Aidan Gillen, Craig Kelly, Charlie Hunnam…; Groundbreaking television drama that chronicles the lives of three gay men living in Manchester's gay village around Canal Street. Eight…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 8 (1999): Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on 2 VHS tapes. Vol…
Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in all the World (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Q. Allan Brocka; Deliciously offensive grown–up animation tracking the lives of a gay couple Rick and Steve whose cosy little West Lahunga Beach existence is…
Rock Profile (TV Series) (1999-2001): Dir. Gareth Carrivick
Feat. Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Jamie Theakston; The creators of LITTLE BRITAIN satirise the ways of rich rock'n'rollers with a series of parodies of Elton John, George Michael, U2, Tom Jones,…
Runaway Bride (1999): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts; New York journo Richard Gere seeks a scoop on small–town gal Julia Roberts, whose altar–deserting reputation is worthy of headlines,…
Sample People (1999): Dir. Clinton Smith
Feat. Kylie Minogue, Ben Mendelsohn; Four groups of Sydney–siders sample the city's wares on a hot summer weekend in this hi–energy, determinedly funky Aussie youth pic that…
Scarfies (1999): Dir. Robert Sarkies
Feat. Neill Rea, Taika Waititi, Willa O'Neill…; Kiwi icons – Dunedin, rugby, Flying Nun music, student life – upholster a formula but well–executed crime plot in which five…
Secret Society (1999): Dir. Imogen Kimmel
Feat. Charlotte Brittain; ‘Big lady’ Charlotte Brittain finds herself entering a secret society of other seeming lard–arses from her factory job –…
Sex and the City - Season 2 (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis…; More episodes from the hit TV–series about the lives and sexual mores of four NYC friends – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Catrell, Kristin Davis…
Shonky Golf (1999): Feat. Mick Molloy; Oz comedian Mick Molloy divets up the fairway in a demonstration of dodgy, illegal, and frankly crass golf–play.
Siam Sunset (1999): Dir. John Polson
Feat. Linus Roache, Danielle Cormack; Bright brain candy that puts a surreal, antipodean tilt on road–movie/black comedy familiarities, with dazed Brit Linus Roache suffering an…
Simpsons, The - Season 11 (TV Series) (1999-2000): Further episodes from the iconic animated TV Series: Disc 11.1: Beyond Blunderdome. Brother's Little Helper. Guess Who's Coming to Criticize…
Skipped Parts (1999): Dir. Tamra Davis
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bug Hall, Brad Renfro…; Set in the early 1960s, this begins as a typical coming–of–age comedy, with Jennifer Jason Leigh and her son shifting to Smalltown, USA…
SLC Punk! (1999): Dir. James Merendino
Feat. Matthew Lillard, Michael Goorjian, Annabeth Gish; Based on a comic strip, this cartoonish comedy follows the ‘rebellious’ antics of Stevo and friends, the only punks in arch–conservative…
Soccer Dog (1999): Dir. Tony Giglio
Feat. James Marshall, Olivia d'Abo; A talented dog lends skill to a kids soccer team in this moderately amusing family comedy. Successful enough to spawn a (inferior) sequel, it's worth…
Soft Fruit (1999): Dir. Christina Andreef
Feat. Jeanie Drynan, Linal Haft, Russell Dykstra…; From NZ short film dir. Christina Andreef comes this ripely entertaining comic drama about the ties that separate and bind as four Aussie siblings…
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999): Dir. Trey Parker; This big screen splash from the cult TV show is also fouler–mouthed, has a strong musical element, and an ironic twist – an R–rated…
Spaced (TV Series) (1999): Dir. Edgar Wright
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Julia Deakin…; Surreal British sit–com written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson as two twenty–something Londoners who meet while…
Still Crazy (1999): Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Bruce Robinson…; Victims of 70s music–biz burnout, the assorted members of rockers Strange Fruit reform (before they go completely soft) for this ripe satire on…
Superstar (1999): Dir. Bruce McCulloch
Feat. Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon; Expanding the character she created for SNL, Molly Shannon plays a nerdy Catholic schoolgirl who, in order to be 'kissed soulfully' sets out to…
Sweet and Lowdown (1999): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman…; Possibly Woody Allen's most critically appreciated film since BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, this mock–u–drama concerns the life, loves and music…
Switching Goals (1999): Dir. David Steinberg
Feat. Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Michael Cera; Sticks like glue to the Olsen formula of pulling the old switcheroo, this time the twins trade places so they can each play in the soccer team they…
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999): Dir. Kevin Williamson
Feat. Helen Mirren, Marisa Couglan, Barry Thomas…; Falsely accused of cheating, bright spark student Katie Holmes and pals resort to holding the vindictive teacher responsible to ransom, but…
This Year's Love (1999): Dir. David Kane
Feat. Kathy Burke, Jennifer Ehle, Ian Hart…; Set amongst the romantic roundelays of 6 thirty–somethings who reside in London's bohemian Camden Town, this comedy has a quirky streak, some…
Three to Tango (1999): Dir. Damon Santostefano
Feat. Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott; An urban comedy of deception whose quality varies between its mildly idiotic plot and some effective casting, in the form of Matthew Perry (TV's…
Thumb Wars - The Phantom Cuticle (1999): Dir. Steve Oedekerk; One of the best of dir. Oedekerk's 'Thumb' series, in which skillfully manipulated thumb–puppets spoof up various Hollywood staples. Here, Loke…
Trick (1999): Dir. Jim Fall
Feat. Tori Spelling; Downtown Manhattan is the setting of this easy–going, nightlife adventure for a group of gay friends and fag–hag Tori Spelling...
Two Fat Ladies (TV Series) (1999): Feat. Jennifer Paterson, Clarissa Wright; The commanding humour, presence and culinary skills of Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Wright are served up in this cuddly cooking series.
Two Hands (1999): Dir. Gregor Jordan
Feat. Heath Ledger, Bryan Brown, Steve LaMarquand; Mobster Bryan Brown finds work for Heath Ledger's idle hands, who fumbles the ball and finds himself deep in the crapper… Overcoming the…
Varsity Blues (1999): Dir. Brian Robbins
Feat. James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight; Reluctant star quarterback James Van Der Beek (from TV's Dawson's Creek) takes a stand against team coach Jon Voight's voracious pursuit of sporting…
Venus Beauty Institute (Venus Beauty) (1999): Dir. Tonie Marshall
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Audrey Tautou; A modest beauty salon is the setting for this wry ensemble piece about the vagaries of womanhood, with an engagingly eccentric collection of clients…
Virtual Sexuality (1999): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Laura Fraser; Putting a digital spin on the tried–and–true 'perfect–partner' concept, we have teen Laura Fraser so anxious to lose her virginity…
Waterboy, The (1999): Dir. Frank Coraci
Feat. Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler…; Soggy vehicle for Adam Sandler trades in the above–par comic strokes of HAPPY GILMORE for clunky, witless padding of Gridiron. Sandler's…
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999): Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Stephen Fry, Laura Fraser…; This whimsical coming–of–age tale set in the divide between disco and punk cultures in 1977 Britain has more to offer than just vibrant…
Where's Marlowe? (1999): Dir. Daniel Pyne
Feat. Miguel Ferrar; A sly if uneven low–budget comedy that blends (and parodies) two genres – the film noir detective film and the mockumentary. Shooting a…
Whiteboys (1999): Dir. Marc Levin
Feat. Danny Hoch, Dash Mihok, Mark Webber…; Wannabe honky rappers Danny Hoch, Dash Mihok and Mark Webber take their many–times–removed Iowa version of hiphop to the streets of…
Wog Boy, The (1999): Dir. Aleksi Vellis
Feat. Nick Giannopoulos, Lucy Bell; Endearingly irreverent take on the certain pet–cliches of Greek–Australiana, in which the title–character proudly flaunts his right…
200 Cigarettes (1998): Dir. Risa Bramon Garcia
Feat. Ben Affleck, Martha Plimpton, Jay Mohr…; An all–youth ensemble sample some Big Apple nightlife in the last remaining hours of 1981 before mingling at a precarious loft party.…
A Little Bit Of Soul (1998): Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. Geoffrey Rush, Frances O’Connor, David Wenham; Little–known black comedy concerns two scientists working on a serum to reverse aging in chickens, lured into the world of two wealthy patrons…
Amy (1998): Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Rachel Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn; A piece of superior comic whimsy from the team that made MALCOLM, pairs Rachel Griffiths with Ben Mendelsohn, helping her traumatised daughter to…
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998): Dir. Alan Smithee
Feat. Eric Idle; Alan Smithee is the standard pseudonym used in Hollywood when a director wants to take his name off a film. Conceived by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas…
An Autumn Tale (1998): Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Alain Libolt; Completing his suite of films based on the four seasons, dir. Rohmer provides another mellow, seemingly unplotted comedy, in which Rhone valley…
Analyze This (1998): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal; Robert De Niro's serial tendency of playing violent mobmen stands him in good stead for this inspired self–parody, as a mafioso who seeks…
Babe 2: Pig in the City (1998): Dir. George Miller
Feat. Elizabeth Daily, Mary Stein, Magda Szubanski; More walking–talking bacon, this time trotting off to the big city in search of cash to save the farm. Special–effects are again…
Barry Humphries - Flashbacks (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Barry Humphries; Iconic Aussie entertainer Barry Humphries and his alter–ego's Dame Edna, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone take us on a journey through a slice…
Baseketball (1998): Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Trey Parker, Matt Stone; By inventing a popular new sport that crosses basketball with baseball, Trey Parker and Matt Stone (the 'South Park' creators) wind up putting the…
Big Hit, The (1998): Dir. Kirk Wong
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate; Mark Wahlberg headlines this fast–paced comic actioner, playing a super–polite hitman who breakdances his way through some heavy gunplay…
Big Lebowski, The (1998): Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore…; Rolling another warped vision down the gutter, the inscrutable minds of the Coen Brothers (FARGO, RAISING ARIZONA) endow this bowling comedy with…
Big Train (TV Series) (1998-2002): Feat. Simon Pegg; British sketch comedy series, that added a witty absurdist flavour to an otherwise familiar formula borrowed from THE FAST SHOW. Out of the cast,…
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998): Dir. Tommy O'Haver
Feat. Sean P. Hayes, Paul Bartel, Meredith Scott Lynn; A giddy tribute to the wayward impulses of the heart, the affable Sean P. Hayes plays Billy, a struggling gay photographer infatuated with a dreamy…
Black Cat, White Cat (1998): Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Bajram Severdzan, Srdjan Todorovic, Branka Katic; An endearingly chaotic and convivial comedy from Bosnian–born film–maker Kusturica that follows the slapstick rivalry between criminal…
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998): Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd, Evan Bonifant; Belated, extraneous sequel to the 1980 cult 'classic' with John Goodman filling in the XXL trousers of the very late John Belushi. (Alas, the…
Borrowers, The (1998): Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. John Goodman, Jim Broadbent; Inhabiting the wall and floor–spaces of our houses, colonies of tiny people eek out an existence 'borrowing' food–scraps and those items…
Bulworth (1998): Dir. Warren Beatty
Feat. Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle…; Disillusioned Democrat senator Warren Beatty warrants his own assassination, then stirs up a storm of controversy by fearlessly speaking his mind at…
Butcher Boy, The (1998): Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Eamonn Owens, Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw; Despairing yet distinctive black comedy depicts the insanity implicit in a boy's view of his small town in Ireland, circa 1962. Adopts a lurid…
Can't Hardly Wait (1998): Dir. Deborah Kaplan
Feat. Jennifer Love Hewitt; Getting good party–points out of the classic formula, this perky high–school comedy unravels the limited world–views of its…
Chicago Cab (Hellcab) (1998): Dir. Mary Cybulski, John Tintori
Feat. John Cusack, Gillian Anderson, Julianne Moore…; Bleak black comedy based around a day in the life of a Chicago cab–driver (Dillon) in the lead up to Christmas, who becomes confessor to his…
Clay Pigeons (1998): Dir. David Dobkin
Feat. Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo; Vince Vaughn's crazy cowpoke killer slices up the Montana natives and finds a fall guy in gullible yokel Joaquin Phoenix (who turns in a mercifully…
Cookie's Fortune (1998): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Glenn Close, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell…; A satisfying, home–spun Southern patchwork, stuffed with little–biddy–town idiosyncracies and a slightly kooky plot surrounding the…
Crackers (1998): Dir. David Swann
Feat. Warren Mitchell, Peter Rowsthorn, Susan Lyons; Exploring the rituals and humour of a Melbourne suburban backyard at Christmas time as four generations of a typical clan booze and squabble their…
Dead Man's Curve (1998): Dir. Dan Rosen
Feat. Matthew Lillard, Keri Russell, Dana Delaney; Taking malicious advantage of a school–policy loophole, two desperate students conspire to dress up the murder of their room–mate as a…
Dear Claudia (1998): Dir. Chris Cudlipp
Feat. Aleksandra Vujcic, Bryan Brown; Interesting premise has rural flying–postie Bryan Brown and hitchhiker Aleksandra Vujcic (BROKEN ENGLISH) plane–wrecked in remote parts,…
Deconstructing Harry (1998): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Bob Balaban…; Woody Allen's most unruly comedy in years is an excoriating satire on his 'public–image': morally–depraved author Harry Blok, in a…
Dinner Game, The (1998): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Thierry Lhermitte, Jacques Villeret; Gourmet–grade French farce from the maestro of the genre – well–packaged, delivered without haste, indeed delicious, if a slightly…
Divorcing Jack (1998): Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. David Thewlis; David Thewlis (NAKED) does what he does best as a hard–drinking, hard–bitten hack who, after a rotten series of luck, musters up the…
Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill (1998): Dir. Larry Jordan
Feat. Eddie Izzard; British comedian Eddie Izzard gives a dazzling stand–up show, live in San Francisco in 1998. Includes a brief mock–tourism film.
Final Cut (1998): Dir. Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis
Feat. Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Ray Winstone; A sordidly comic tale of sex, lies and 8mm film – eleven 'friends' gather for the funeral of a film–maker (Jude Law) and discover that…
Free Money (1998): Dir. Yves Simoneau
Feat. Marlon Brando, Donald Sutherland, Charlie Sheen…; With a cult reputation in the offing, this strangely watchable black comedy stars Marlon Brando as a controlling patriarch in Hicksville, America…
Front Line (TV Series) (Frontline) (1998): Dir. Various
Feat. Kevin J. Wilson, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy…; Sharp Aussie satire, which goes ‘behind–the–scenes’ of an Australian current affairs show – with bullying producer, vain…
Gimme Gimme Gimme (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Liddy Oldroyd
Feat. Kathy Burke, James Dreyfus; Ill–matched, yet inseparable flatmates squabble in this cult late night sitcom, that’s one of comedian Kathy Burke’s more enduring…
Girls' Night (1998): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn; A windfall at the local bingo hall puts air in the wings of forty–something factory gals Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn, but a wheel of…
Goodbye Lover (1998): Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Ellen DeGeneres…; Dark neo–noir comedy with a group of 90's yuppie types embroiled in a tangled web of seduction, adultery and a murder plot, until cynical…
Goodness Gracious Me (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Nick Wood
Feat. Sanjeev Bhaskar, Meera Syal; BBC sitcom based around a clan of Indians that dares to poke fun at Asians and English alike. Often extremely funny, though some of the topical…
Grafters (TV Mini-series) (1998): Dir. David Richards, Stephen Whittaker
Feat. Robson Green, Stephen Tompkinson; Distinct drama series following the misadventures of two brothers forced to work together as builders and renovate a house for a London couple, which…
Hairy Bird, The (Strike) (1998): Dir. Sarah Kernochan
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Gaby Hoffmann; Good–natured meditation on the importance of female–bonding set in a girls prep–school (run by Lynn Redgrave) in 1963, with the…
Half Baked (1998): Dir. Tamra Davis
Feat. Dave Chappelle; Red–eyed farce has the irrepressible Dave Chappelle contrive a desperate scheme to raise bail funds for a dope–smoking buddy by...…
Higher Love (At Sachem Farm; Uncorked) (1998): Dir. John Huddles
Feat. Rufus Sewell, Minnie Driver, Nigel Hawthorne; Moderately quaffable comedy has a young heir (Sewell) plan to sell his wealthy Californian family's huge wine collection so as make an investment.…
Holy Man (1998): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston; Bravely playing against his profane persona, the unholy Eddie Murphy gets to fill a pair of Gandhi pajamas in this ironic 'messiah comedy'. But after…
Home Fries (1998): Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson; Drew Barrymore continues to style herself as a wise yet perky cutsie–pie, here as a pregnant Burger–Matic waitress dodging the vindictive…
Homegrown (1998): Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Kelly Lynch, Hank Azaria…; Billy Bob Thornton heads a trio of inept drug dealers in a modest, though deft comedy of marijuana capers. Seeking to offload their crop when the…
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998): Dir. Kevin Sullivan
Feat. Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg; Career–women again undergo the midlife crisis, with all its romantic miscalculations in another adaptation from the pen of Terry McMillan…
I'll Make You Happy (1998): Dir. Athina Tsoulis
Feat. Jodie Rimmer, Michael Hurst; A comical hotchpotch set among Auckland's K–Road denizens, featuring Jodie Rimmer as a peppy prositute who plots to rip–off pimp Michael…
I'm Alan Partridge (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Steve Coogan; This is possibly British comedian Steve Coogan’s finest achievement to date, a spot–on portrait of a failed middle–aged TV host…
If Only (Twice Upon Yesterday) (1998): Dir. Maria Ripoll
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Cruz; Young lovers undergoing a relationship crisis get to relive the 'break–up' day all over again, thanks to a dose of SLIDING DOORS–style…
Imposters, The (1998): Dir. Stanley Tucci
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Isabella Rossellini; Following up his comic hit BIG NIGHT, Stanley Tucci helms this passable 'false–identity' comedy set aboard a cruise ship from out of some kind…
In and Out (1998): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Kevin Kline, Joan Cusack, Tom Selleck…; Bow–tied teacher Kevin Kline is 'out'–ed by an ex–student during his Oscar acceptance speech, casting suspicion on his impending…
Intervention, The (Suicide, the Comedy) (1998): Dir. Glen Freyer
Feat. Jamie Harris, Alison Eastwood; Black comedy in which a struggling screenwriter researches a film script about suicide but worries his friends and family that he has real tendencies…
Jawbreaker (1998): Dir. Darren Stein
Feat. Rose McGowan; A trio of teen–queens (incl. Rose McGowan), used to inflicting tongue–lashings on their classmates go onto the back foot when they…
Jerry Seinfeld - Live on Broadway (I'm Telling You For The Last Time) (1998): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld; Self–congratulatory – yet completely hilarious – stand–up from Jerry Sienfeld, who recorded this in 1998 after SEINFELD had…
King of Queens, The (TV Series) (1998-2006): Feat. Kevin James, Jerry Stiller, Patton Oswalt; Warm–hearted neighbourhood comedy series set on the streets of Queens, NYC, which gets going when a rotund and happily–settled delivery…
Kissing a Fool (1998): Dir. Doug Ellin
Feat. David Schwimmer, Jason Lee; David Schwimmer (TV's FRIENDS) assumes the guise of a dapper, smart–mouthed ladies' man, who, in an attack of last–minute humbug over his…
Krippendorf's Tribe (1998): Dir. Todd Holland
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Lily Tomlin; Bristled anthropologist Richard Dreyfuss commits scientific fraud to help out with the career and mortgage, making films of an undiscovered New…
Last Days of Disco (1998): Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Chloe Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale; Not so much a nostalgia trip as a literate comedy of manners a la 1980s Manhattan, dissecting the sashays on the social dancefloor among a troupe of…
Last Yellow, The (1998): Dir. Julian Farino
Feat. Mark Addy, Charlie Creed-Miles, Samantha Morton; Dishevelled rogue Mark Addy (THE FULL MONTY) and none–too–bright sidekick Charlie Creed–Miles learn lessons of loyalty and…
Late August, Early September (Fin août, début septembre) (1998): Dir. Olivier Assayas
Feat. Mathieu Amalric, Virginie Ledoyen, Francois Cluzet…; Overlooked French drama from prolific and distinctive auteur Olivier Assayas (IRMA VEP, PERSONAL SHOPPER) following a group of friends and lovers as…
Life Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998): Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni; Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…
Living Out Loud (1998): Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah, Danny De Vito…; Facing up to life without her philandering husband, a nurse (Holly Hunter) forges unlikely friendships with a jazz club chanteuse (Queen Latifah) and…
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998): Dir. Guy Ritchie
Feat. Jason Statham, Jason Flemyng, Nick Moran…; The independent hit of 1998 is a massively assured directing debut and an entertainment sensation. Cocked with sharp dialogue, intricate plotting,…
Mafia! (Jane Austen's Mafia) (1998): Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Lloyd Bridges, Christina Applegate, Olympia Dukakis; Ever the low–brow, dir. Jim Abrahams (NAKED GUN et al) delivers a fair quota of spoofing lowblows to the goodfella genre, assisted by a gang of…
Martial Law (TV Series) (1998-2000): Feat. Sammo Hung, Arsenio Hall; Action–comedy series starring prolific Hong Kong actor/director/producer Sammo Hung (and frequent Jackie Chan collaborator) as a Chinese law…
Mouse Hunt (1998): Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Nathan Lane, Lee Evans, Christopher Walken; Larger than life, very entertaining all–ages comedy follows the misfortunes of brothers Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, who inherit the family…
Mr Nice Guy (1998): Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan; Another comic hodgepodge starring the overworked Jackie Chan, filmed and set in Melbourne, Australia (as a budget consideration?) An incriminating…
Mr. Magoo (1998): Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Kelly Lynch; Disney live–action remake, with Leslie Nielsen assuming the squint and bumbling crankiness of the small–screen 'toon. In this instance,…
My Giant (1998): Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Muresan, Kathleen Quinlan…; Novelty comedy in which Billy Crystal plays a desperate movie agent who uncovers the next "big" thing in Romania when he meets a giant basketballer…
Next Stop, Wonderland (1998): Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman; Hope Davis (DAYTRIPPERS) utterly captivates as a jilted blonde indisposed to the dating scene, who finds little sign of Mr. Right in the long queue…
Night at the Roxbury, A (1998): Dir. John Fortenberry, Peter Markle
Feat. Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Dan Hedaya…; Saturday Night Livers Ferrell and Kattan extend their sketch about two hapless, Z–grade ladies men out to get laid – if the women of…
Nothing to Lose (1998): Dir. Steve Oedekerk
Feat. Tim Robbins, Martin Lawrence; Ad–man Tim Robbins loses his will to live after he discovers his wife's affair, and winds up indulging in petty crime with his…
Object of My Affection, The (1998): Dir. Nicholas Hytner
Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd; Another misfired kickstart to the Jennifer Aniston big screen career – the girl has comic talent, so why does she waste her time playing…
Occasional Coarse Language (1998): Dir. Brad Hayward
Feat. Sara Browne; Taking cheeky inspiration from women's magazine culture, this hilarious Oz comedy flies on a ticket of enthused charm, homespun wit and Sara Browne…
Opposite of Sex, The (1998): Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow…; Teenage tearaway Christina Ricci sets off a wild goose chain of frantically convoluted events when she steals her gay half–brother's boyfriend…
Orgazmo (1998): Dir. Trey Parker
Feat. Trey Parker, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne Raab; Like some bastard spawn of WAYNE'S WORLD and FLESH GORDON, this riotous B–movie farce from Trey South Park Parker induces a Mormon missionary…
Other Sister, The (1998): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt; Free–spirited, yet 'simple' Juliette Lewis runs riot much to the consternation of her uptight parents, Diane Keaton and Tom…
Outside Providence (1998): Dir. Michael Corrente
Feat. Alec Baldwin; The Farrelly Brothers venture towards the deeper end of comedy with a, by turns, idiosyncratic and witless farce about a 70s era teen–stoner…
Paperback Hero (1998): Dir. Anthony J Bowman
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan; Truckdriver Hugh Jackman pens a bestselling romance but is loathe to reveal his talent to his Outback mates, and gets Claudia Karvan to stand in for…
Parent Trap, The (1998): Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Lindsay Lohan; A–list entertainment for the pint–sizes is the Disney remake of their own Hayley Mills–as–twin–sisters favourite from…
Parting Shots (1998): Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Chris Rea, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley…; Once–fashionable photographer Chris Rea finds out he only has months to live, and decides to get his own back at those that have made his life…
Pleasantville (1998): Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy…; A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
Polish Wedding (1998): Dir. Theresa Connelly
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin, Rade Serbedzija…; Laid on incredibly thick, Polish accents and all, this is 'ethnic shtick' writ large with Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin and Rade Serbedzija heading a…
Practical Magic (1998): Dir. Griffen Dunne
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman; Modern–day witchy women Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman contend with the family curse, whereby their husbands always seem to die (shortly…
Relax...It's Just Sex (1998): Dir. P.J. Castellaneta
Feat. Mitchell Anderson, T.C. Carson, Lori Petty…; Centring around an eclectic group of friends – gay, straight and lesbian – in LA, a struggling gay playwright is desperately looking for…
Royle Family, The (TV Series) (1998-2000): Dir. Mark Mylod, Steve Bendelack
Feat. Ricky Tomlinson; "Real–life" comedy that places the viewer as a fly–on–the–wall of the living room of an average working class family living…
Rush Hour (1998): Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker; Crackerjack no–brainer puts an East–West spin on the odd–couple–buddy–cop formula with Chinaman Jackie Chan (modest,…
Rushmore (1998): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams; Bamboozling minds everywhere is this oblique comedy from Wes Anderson (BOTTLE ROCKET), re–envisioning that Hollywood mainstay, Highschool USA,…
Safe Men (1998): Dir. John Hamburg
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti…; Two washed up lounge singers unwittingly pose as burglars after a mobster and his crony mistake them for ace safecrackers. Finely tuned deadpan caper…
Sea Change, The (1998): Dir. Michael Bray
Feat. Ray Winstone, Sean Chapman; Finding the breath of fresh air he needs in an encounter with Ray Winstone, uptight banker Sean Chapman is able to wildly transform his predictable…
Sex and the City - Season 1 (TV Series) (1998): Dir. Daniel Algrant, Allison Anders
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon…; Smash hit TV–series that broke new ground in its frank discussion of the varying sexual mores of four NYC friends – Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim…
Shakespeare in Love (1998): Dir. John Madden
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Judi Dench…; Shakespeare's art imitates life according to this gloriously fanciful, Oscar–winning tragicomedy, as the Bard himself (Joseph Fiennes), stuck…
She's All That (1998): Dir. Robert Iscove
Feat. Freddie Prinze Jnr., Anna Paquin; Charisma of rising star Freddie Prinze Jnr. (a less affected Keanu Reeves) relieves some of the predictability of this high–school variation of…
Simpsons, The - Season 10 (TV Series) (1998): Further episodes from the iconic animated TV Series: Disc 10.1: Lard of the Dance, The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, Bart the Mother, Treehouse of…
Six-String Samurai (1998): Dir. Lance Mungia; Armed with an excellent grasp of all the genres it cheekily adopts, this indie concerns the journey of its Buddy Holly–lookalike hero across a…
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998): Dir. Tamara Jenkins
Feat. Marisa Tomei, Alan Arkin; A New York teen comes of age while being dragged around various LA hovels by her poor–schmuck father (Alan Arkin) and her two irritating…
Splendor (1998): Dir. Gregg Araki
Feat. Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech; Breezing in with this hip soap–opera, dir. Araki abandons his doomy, Gen–X scowl, for a lighter if slighter slice of youthful confusion…
Sports Night (TV Series) (1998): Feat. Felicity Huffman, Peter Krause, Josh Charles…; Clever sitcom from the creator of the WEST WING based around a group of professionals who produce a sports–related cable TV show, and their…
Strange Planet (1998): Dir. Emma-Kate Croghan
Feat. Claudia Karvan, Hugo Weaving, Naomi Watts; Three girl–friends and three guy–friends collide by chance for New Years Eve in a remote beach–house, mixing–n–matching…
Suburbans, The (1998): Dir. Donal Lardner Ward
Feat. Jennifer Love Hewitt; Bubbly record–exec Jennifer Love Hewitt gives 80s musical has–beens The Suburbans a second shot at fame despite time finding them…
Swing (1998): Dir. Nick Mead
Feat. Hugo Speer, Clarence Clemmons, Lisa Stansfield…; Thoroughly in the mould of THE COMMITMENTS, this comic celebration of how music can relieve the drudgery of life casts Hugo Speer as an incarcerated…
Tackle Happy (1998): Dir. Mick Molloy
Feat. Simon Morley, David Friend; Eye–widening puppet–show utilises the visual and tactile properties of the male–organ to impersonate… all sorts of things:…
That 70s Show (TV Series) (1998-2005): Feat. Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis…; A teen–oriented, retro–themed sitcom from the 1990s that, like "Happy Days" before it, satirizes a more innocent decade with large…
The Man Who Thinks He's It - Steve Coogan Live (1998): Feat. Steve Coogan, Simon Pegg, Julia Davis; Filmed at The Palace Theatre Manchester in 1998, Coogan performs a variety of characters including Duncan Thickett – the world's worst…
There's Something About Mary (1998): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Matt Dillon, Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller; After the cult classics DUMB AND DUMBER and KINGPIN, the Brothers Farrelly hit the box–office jack–pot by spiking a time–honoured…
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…
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…
Brass Eye (TV Series) (1997-2001): Feat. Chris Morris, Doon Mackichan, Gina McKee…; Satirical current affairs show created by Chris Morris (THE DAY TODAY), with a talented team of writers exploring the media's role in the propagation…
Breast Men (1997): Dir. Lawrence O'Neil
Feat. David Schwimmer, Chris Cooper; Surgeons David Schwimmer and Chris Cooper negotiate the silicon–valleys (or is that hills?) of 60s America in this blackly comic history of…
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997): Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks; Rik Mayall delivers one of his oily variations in what is only his second feature. As a jaded music manager he decides to have his…
Buddy (1997): Dir. Caroline Thompson
Feat. Rene Russo, Robbie Coltrane; Animal freaks Rene Russo and Robbie Coltrane incur a series of fine messes when they attempt to domesticate an adult gorilla into their feathered and…
Castle, The (1997): Dir. Rob Sitch
Feat. Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Sophie Lee…; Uniquely Antipodean comedy about a blissfully naïve family that become forced to take on the council Goliath who wish to convert their beloved…
Chasing Amy (1997): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Jason Lee…; Can a lesbian learn to love someone from the opposite sex? – is but one of the sticky questions proffered in this bittersweet arthouse hit.…
Chris Rock Show, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Chris Rock; The Emmy Award–winning comedy series with one of America's most successful contemporary comics, Chris Rock. It's "unrated, uncensored and…
Clockwatchers (1997): Dir. Jill Sprecher
Feat. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow…; Four office temps band together in an oppressive (and outdated?) corporate environment – too bad they're caricatures: Toni Collette is…
Cousin Bette (1997): Dir. Des McAnuff
Feat. Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Aiden Young; Well–upholstered tale of malice and revenge in pre–revolutionary Paris follows buoyantly in the tradition of bodice–ripping…
Dad (TV Series) (1997): Feat. George Cole, Kevin McNally; A creaky generation–gap sitcom centred on the familial conflict between a stuffy patriarch (Cole), his son (McNally), and his grandson.…
Dame Edna's Work Experience (1997): Feat. Barry Humphries; BBC TV Special featuring everyone's favourite Aussie housewife snooping around British factories for the inside buzz on the lives of the working…
Daria (TV Series) (1997-2002): Derisive cult animation series starring the ultimate high school anti–heroine – Daria Morgendorffer – a bookish student who keeps…
Dharma and Greg (TV Series) (1997-2002): Feat. Jenna Elfman, Thomas Gibson; Popular sitcom about a rather mismatched young couple who rather impulsively marry on their first date and go on to have some amusing adventures in…
Doing Time for Patsy Cline (1997): Dir. Chris Kennedy
Feat. Miranda Otto, Matt Day, Richard Roxburgh…; A quietly inspired drama, set around the journey of an Australian lad (Day) towards Country Music fame in Nashville, who becomes waylaid by a curious…
Eddie Izzard - Glorious (1997): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Eddie Izzard; Filmed at Labatt’s Apollo Theatre, this mock–epic auto–biography has cult comedian Eddie Izzard re–enact the important and…
Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997): Dir. Tom Schulman
Feat. Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson; Mob bagman Joe Pesci must transport hard evidence of a mass slaying, but he loses the noggins and has to recoup them by any means necessary from a…
Eric Bana Show, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Eric Bana; After guest–starring on the classic Australian skit–series "Full Frontal" and before starring in THE CASTLE and moving on to Hollywood,…
Fast Show, The (TV Series) (1997-1999): A cult British sketch–show series from the 1990s has many inventive moments. Sketches include Ted and Ralph, Channel Nine News, Unlucky Alf,…
Fathers' Day (1997): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Robin Williams, Billy Crystal; Middle–aged slacker Robin Williams and finnicky lawyer Billy Crystal dish up more of the same in this…
Fierce Creatures (1997): Dir. Robert Young, Fred Schepisi
Feat. John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis…; John Cleese reunites the cast of A FISH CALLED WANDA for his self–penned farce set in a British zoo. His pointed satire of corporate ethics…
Flubber (1997): Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden; Robin Williams again gets the character–chemistry right in a reprise of the classic Absent–Minded Professor, the inadvertent inventor of…
For Roseanna (Roseanna's Grave) (1997): Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Mercedes Ruehl, Jean Reno; Terminally–ill Mercedes Ruehl's dying wish is to be buried in the local cemetary, but the plots are filling up fast, thus sending off her…
Full Monty, The (1997): Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape…; British success story of the decade is small but perfected–formed tale of triumphant underdogs. That it convinces that five pretty unsexy…
George of the Jungle (1997): Dir. Sam Weisman
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church; Loose JUNGLE BOOK parody has Brendan Fraser as the hunky klutz in a loin cloth, raised by gorillas, who discovers love in the form of Ursula, whose…
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997): Dir. George Armitage
Feat. John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd…; Sporting a sideways sense of humour, this sardonic comedy has likeable, babbling hitman John Cusack shyly fronting up to his 10–year highschool…
Head Above Water (1997): Dir. Jim Wilson
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Craig Sheffer…; An island respite turns afoul for Cameron Diaz, who adds to her multiple man troubles with a gush of fateful coincidences. Frantic suspense farce has…
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997): Dir. Dean Cundey
Feat. Rick Moranis, Bug Hall, Robin Bartlett; Final installment in the "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" trilogy follows Rick Moranis' inventor who accidentally shrinks himself and most of his family.…
Idiot Box (1997): Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Jeremy Sims; Yet another winner from across the Taz, Ben Mendelsohn and Jeremy Sims give career–best performances as a pair of cuddly petrol–heads…
In the Company of Men (1997): Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Stacy Edwards; The year's most–discussed filmic skirmish in the war of the sexes is also one of its more outrageous black comedies. Two corporate exec's on…
Inventing the Abbotts (1997): Dir. Pat O'Connor
Feat. Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly; Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix and Jennifer Connelly can't revive this '50s coming–of–age yawn in which two hard–done–by brothers…
Jamie Foxx Unleashed (1997): Feat. Jamie Foxx; Standup, television and movie sensation Jamie Foxx in a red hot live gig in Texas, 1997 well before he achieved superstardom. Unleashing a torrent of…
Joe's Apartment (1997): Dir. John Payson
Feat. Jerry O'Connell, Megan Ward, Billy West; Based on a two–minute short, this black comedy from the MTV stable stars no less than 5000 CGI cockroaches, many of which sing and dance, and…
Jungle 2 Jungle (1997): Dir. John Pasquin
Feat. Tim Allen, Martin Short, JoBeth Williams…; New–Yorker Tim Allen (in his second big–screen outing), discovers he has a 13–yr old son who's had an Amazon rainforest unbringing.…
Junk Mail (1997): Dir. Pal Sletaune
Feat. Robert Skjaerstad, Andrine Saether, Per Egil Aske; A sex–obsessed, surly postman tampers with the mail, stalks pretty girls and steals erotic letters from his delivery sack, one of which leads…
Just Shoot Me! (TV Series) (1997-2003): Feat. Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, David Spade; A certain frothy sarcasm distinguished this late 1990s sitcom, set in the offices of a fashion magazine 'Blush' where San Giacomo begins to work for…
King of the Hill (TV Series) (1997-2006): Feat. Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Brittany Murphy; Smart animated sitcom about a redneck Texan salesman 'Hank Hill' and his family, which finds its own middle–American way into the cult…
Kiss Me Guido (1997): Dir. Tony Vitale
Feat. Nick Scotti, Anthony De Sando, Anthony Barrile; Gay–straight comedy of mistaken identity (ala WEDDING BANQUET) set in New York's Little Italy has an authentic sub–cultural bent, but be…
Kull the Conqueror (1997): Dir. John Nicolella
Feat. Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere; OTT high action follow–up to CONAN THE BARBARIAN sees Kevin Sorbo play Kull, a barbarian who becomes king but must fight an undead witch and…
Latin Boys Go to Hell (1997): Dir. Ela Troyano
Feat. Irwin Ossa, John Bryant Daula, Jenifer Lee Simard; Torrid sexual intrigue, dance–club shenanigans and breakneck plot twists power this low–budget story of the New York Hispanic gay…
Le Bonheur Est Dans Le Pre (Happiness Is in the Field) (1997): Dir. Etienne Chatiliez
Feat. Michel Serrault, Carmen Maura; The director of TATIE DANIELLE puts a sly new twist on that most reliable of French film conceits – the 'imposter' genre. Grouchy…
Liar Liar (1997): Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney; After the ill–fitting CABLE GUY, Jim Carrey is back in a snug role as an unscrupulous attorney put under a spell to compulsively tell the truth…
Life Less Ordinary, A (1997): Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter; Round three for the creators of SHALLOW GRAVE and TRAINSPOTTING this time takes Ewan McGregor Stateside for a screwball comic–fantasy embroided…
Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997): Dir. Joe Mantello
Feat. Jason Alexander, Stephen Spinella; The exclamations–marks certainly fly in this spirited comedy of summer–weekend craziness and bad manners. Based on Terrence McNally's…
Ma Vie En Rose (1997): Dir. Alain Berliner
Feat. George Du Fresne, Michele Laroque, Jean-Philippe Ecoffey…; Confusion envelops an idyllic French suburban household when their youngest son starts believing he is a little girl. Solemn regard for themes of…
Man Who Knew Too Little, The (1997): Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley…; Contrived spy comedy, in which a bumbling Bill Murray accidently inducts himself into various high level intrigues. Though nothing special, this…
Matchmaker, The (1997): Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea…; Political aide Janeane Garofalo is sent to an Irish coastal village to find or contrive some cosy, voter–friendly heritage for her senatorial…
Men in Black (1997): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino…; Far out effects, a slightly believable alien conspiracy plot and some savvy comic timing render this superior blockbuster fare. Will Smith and Tommy…
Metro (1997): Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Michael Wincott; Wisecracking hostage negotiator Eddie Murphy has the smile wiped off his face when his girlfriend is taken hostage by psychopath Michael Wincott.…
Mother (1997): Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Debbie Reynolds, John C. McGinley…; Middle–aged teddybear Albert Brooks reties the apron strings with Mom Debbie Reynolds after two failed marriages. Some very funny scenes of…
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997): Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz; Comeback hit for Julia Roberts, weds the usual romantic–comic routine with some nice dabs of self–mockery. Julia decides she wants to…
My Son The Fanatic (1997): Dir. Udayan Prasad
Feat. Akbar Kurtha, Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths…; Penned by Hanif Kureishi (MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE), this Brit drama conflates various issues of British–Asian culture as a family is polarised…
Odd Couple 2, The (1997): Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau; Felix and Oscar reunite – grumpier and a good deal older in Neil Simon's follow–up to the original hit. The comic timing of Jack Lemmon…
On Connait la Chanson (Same Old Song) (1997): Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Bacri…; A winner of seven Cesar awards, this light–hearted homage to Dennis Potter applies his musical–cinematic ideas to the…
One Fine Day (1997): Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer; Busy divorcees George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer, both get saddled with their respective kids on a particularly hectic career day, but still find…
Peggy Su (1997): Dir. Frances-Anne Solomon
Feat. Jonathan Arun, Jacqui Chan; Set in '60s Liverpool, this comedy tells the story of an Asian family and the farcial events revolving around the arranged marriage of daughter Peggy…
Picture Perfect (1997): Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron
Feat. Jennifer Anniston, Kevin Bacon; 'Friends' star Jennifer Aniston steps up to the big screen plate as an ambitious ad–woman who pretends to be married to a stranger to impress…
Preaching to the Perverted (1997): Dir. Stuart Urban
Feat. Guinevere Turner; Upbeat sex farce peeps at the London fetish/S&M scene while taking a plum swipe at censorship and the hypocrisy of moral campaigners. A righteous…
Private Parts (1997): Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Howard Stern, Mary McCormack, Paul Giamatti…; Partly fictionalised biopic of New York 'Shock Jock' Howard Stern, played by the man himself. For those who don't know, Stern's abrasive yet…
Real Blonde, The (1997): Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Matthew Modine, Catherine Keener, Maxwell Caulfield…; Light yet insightful lampoon of the acting/modelling industry from the director of LIVING IN OBLIVION nicely captures (and skewers) the hollowness of…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 7 (1997): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on DVD or over 2 VHS…
Road to Nhill (1997): Dir. Sue Brooks
Feat. Tony Barry, Vikki Blanche, Paul Chubb…; A ripple of effect sweeps through a tiny Australian country town after four elderly women get trapped in their upturned Falcon on their way home from…
Scream 2 (1997): Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette…; Neve Campbell and friends get revisited by another round of cell–phone threats, masked stalkers and spotty, self–referential…
Second Civil War, The (1997): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, James Coburn; Fairly realistic speculation of an American Civil War, occurring when present–day Idaho cedes from the Union, painted over with the lighter…
Seinfeld - Season 9 (TV Series) (1997-1998): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; Further episodes from the popular New York–set sitcom. Episodes: The Butter Shave, The Voice, The Serenity Now, The Blood, The Junk Mail,…
Shall We Dance? (Shall We Dansu?) (1997): Dir. Masayuki Suo
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari; Happiness eludes a successful Japanese salaryman, so he plucks up the courage to attend dance lessons. Hugely popular home and international hit got…
Shooting Fish (1997): Dir. Stefan Schwartz
Feat. Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale; Smarmy, contrived romantic comedy with anarchic pretensions and loads o' pop music for the kids, desperately shoots for mainstream success ala 'Four…
Simpsons, The - Season 09 (TV Series) (1997): The first cracks begin to appear in the stories of this almost perfect TV Series: Disc 9.1: The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson, The Principal…
Sliding Doors (1997): Dir. Peter Howitt
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah; The high concept works for this Four Weddings–ish romantic comedy, sustained by a delightful star turn from Gwyneth Paltrow. …
Someone Else's America (1997): Dir. Goran Paskaljevic
Feat. Tom Conti, Miki Manojlovic; A quirky character–study drawn from the lives of illegal European immigrants living hand–to–mouth on the bottom–rung of New…
Sour Grapes (1997): Dir. Larry David
Feat. Steven Weber, Craig Bierko, Matt Keeslar; Two cousins (Weber and Bierko) squabble over the proceeds of a huge slot machine payout – one supplied the 50 cents needed; the other pulled…
Sparkler (1997): Dir. Darren Stein
Feat. Freddie Prinze Jnr., Veronica Cartwright; Slightly fizzy comedy that follows a post–SWINGERS pack of pals to Las Vegas (incl. Freddie Prinze, Jnr) in a bid to escape financial problems.…
Spiceworld: The Movie (1997): Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton…; Rocking–good time of a shallow band movie, with great costumes, sets, attitude, etc. The girls sure know how to have fun, Richard E. Grant is…
Telly Laughs (TV Series) (1997-1998): A spin–off of SKITZ, this irreverent Kiwi comedy hour parodies a variety of popular television shows, movies and commercials. DVD features…
That Old Feeling (1997): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Bette Midler, Dennis Farina; Divorced parents Bette Midler and Dennis Farina get it on at their daughter's wedding after 15 years of hating each other. Romantic farce borrows…
Three Men and a Leg (1997): Dir. Aldo , Giovanni , Giacomo
Feat. Aldo , Giovanni , Giacomo; Slapstick magic from favourite Italian comic trio, Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo, this frantic yet first rate farce was naturally a box–office…
Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997): Dir. Harry Sinclair
Feat. Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck, Ian Hughes…; The local sensation of the '97 year that far too few Kiwis saw on the big screen, this fresh and assured comic tableau sees various appealing…
Topp Twins, The (TV Series) (1997): Feat. Jools Topp, Lynda Topp; Choice episodes from Lynda and Jools' brazenly Kiwi hit comedy series, with Camp Mother and Leader, Ken and Ken and other beloved character pairings…
Touch (1997): Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Skeet Ulrich, Bridget Fonda, Christopher Walken; Auteur of urban paranoia Paul Schrader opts for a lighter touch in this satirical roam through the vagaries of contemporary American religion and its…
Trial and Error (1997): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Michael Ritchie, Charlize Theron…; Big city lawyer Jeff Daniels and his actor buddy Michael Ritchie (from TV's Seinfeld) wind up having to swap identities to defend a case against a…
Trojan War (1997): Dir. George Huang
Feat. Will Friedle, Jennifer Love Hewitt; Comic misadventures beset a young turk who scours the town in search of a condom in order to consummate with the ready–and–willing girl…
Twin Town (1997): Dir. Kevin Allen
Feat. Llyr Ifans, Rhys Ifans, Dorien Thomas…; The creators of TRAINSPOTTING lend their executive stamp to this anarchic tale of village dysfunction, set in a quiet Welsh community. Crooked…
Two Girls and a Guy (1997): Dir. James Toback
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Heather Graham, Natasha Gregson Wagner; Robert Downey Jr's first post–prison–term film was this one–location drama about two women discovering they share the same snaky…
Victoria Wood Live (1997): Feat. Victoria Wood, Julie Walters; Live stand–up sketches from BAFTA winning Brit comedienne and actress Victoria Wood on her sell–out 2007 tour, occasionally accompanied…
Wag the Dog (1997): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman; A Clinton–inspired political satire, coincided with the Lewinsky scandal on release (and then Iraq), sees Whitehouse spin–doctor Robert…
Waiting for Guffman (1997): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey…; A comic treasure from the writer/star of "This is Spinal Tap", here lining up the fictional US burg of Blaine, Missouri in his satirical sights, as…
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997): Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers…; Media moguls Gabriel Byrne and Ben Kingsley vie for ownership of a pro football team, in an escalating war of one–upmanship, eventually raking…
Welcome to Woop Woop (1997): Dir. Stephan Elliot
Feat. Johnathon Schaech; A con–artist escapes a sour deal in New York and winds up in an Aussie outback town inhabited by oddballs. This attempt to assault 'political…
Western (1997): Dir. Manuel Poirier
Feat. Sergi Lopez, Sacha Bourdo; Soulfully transposing the conventions of the Western to the forlorn landscapes of modern–day Brittany, this road movie owes equal allegiance to…
Would I Lie to You? (1997): Dir. Thomas Gilou
Feat. Richard Anconina, Vincent Elbaz, Bruno Solo; In a Jewish rag–trade district of Paris, an affable street kid maintains the ruse of being Jewish to financial, social and romantic advantage.…
Zero Effect (1997): Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Bill Pullman, Ryan O'Neal, Ben Stiller…; Bill Pullman is Darryl Zero, a bizarre millionaire–genius gumshoe hired by business tycoon Ryan O'Neal to track down his blackmailer, while…
'Til There Was You (1996): Dir. Scott Winant
Feat. Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker…; Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott and Sarah Jessica Parker add zip to the pretty–faces–find–true–love genre. Jennifer…
A Very Brady Sequel (1996): Dir. Arlene Sanford
Feat. Shelley Long, Gary Cole; Superior script propels this 'equal' sequel in which the '70s squarest pegs unwittingly contend with such taboos as bigamy (Mom's first husband shows…
Autumn Sun (Sol de otoño) (1996): Dir. Eduardo Mignogna
Feat. Frederico Luppi, Norma Aleandro; Argentine drama following a Jewish woman who pretends to be in a relationship with a Jewish man from Uruguay (Frederico Luppi, CRONOS) to appease her…
Ballykissangel (TV Series) (1996-2001): Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Dervla Kirwan, Niall Toibin; Quirky smalltown Irish drama takes a warmly comedic approach to the travails of the 'new priest in town'. It doesn't help that he's English and…
Beaumarchais (1996): Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain; Wigs and quippery at the ready, this is 18th century French history conceived in vivacious strokes of social satire and perfumed with a savoury wit,…
Beautiful Girls (1996): Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton, Uma Thurman…; Not about beautiful girls but in fact about almost–thirtysomething blokes who think from between their legs. Lots of beautiful movie stars seem…
Bed of Roses (1996): Dir. Michael Goldberg
Feat. Christian Slater, Mary Stuart Masterson; Christian Slater treads a fine line between perfect partner and stalker in obsessive pursuit of the heart of Mary Stuart Masterson. If you swoon at…
Big Night (1996): Dir. Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Feat. Stanley Tucci, Ian Holm, Isabella Rossellini…; Two Italian restauranteur–brothers hope to catch the imagination of local tastebuds with an elaborate 6–course banquet, and rejuvinate…
Bio-Dome (1996): Dir. Jason Bloom
Feat. Stephen Baldwin, Pauly Shore, Kylie Minogue…; The producers of 'DUMB AND DUMBER' are doing what they do best with this dim–wit comedy. Two no–hoper environmentally unfriendly mates…
Birdcage, The (1996): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane…; Robin Williams lets someone else wear the frocks in this faithful remake of the French hit, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. As the live–in–lover left…
Bonjour Timothy (1996): Dir. Wayne Tourell
Feat. Dean O'Gorman, Sabine Karsenti, Angela Bloomfield; Dean O'Gorman and Sabine Karsenti get a dose of culture shock as international exchange students in this Kiwi–French Canadian…
Bottle Rocket (1996): Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd…; Merciless slacker/heist movie about three no–hopers who struggle at being even small–time hoods. Quirky, charismatic and blessed with a…
Box of Moonlight (1996): Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. John Turturro, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney; The ungainly John Turturro contorts through another whacked–out odyssey of crisis, mid–life in this instance, as an anally retentive…
Cable Guy, The (1996): Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Jim Carrey; Straightguy Matthew Broderick is plagued by obnoxious cable–TV man Jim Carrey, who thinks he's found a new friend. Lively satire on the perils…
Celestial Clockwork (1996): Dir. Fina Torres
Feat. Ariadna Gil, Arielle Dombasle; Cinderella–type comedy that has a gifted Venezualan opera singer vaulting for stardom in an eccentric Parisian setting. Consistently sunny in…
Chicken (1996): Dir. Grant Lahood
Feat. Cliff Curtis, Bryan Marshall, Martyn Sanderson…; Blackly comic farce about an middle–aged ex–pop–star–turned–fast–food–proprietor who is being stalked by a…
Children of the Revolution (1996): Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. Judy Davis, Richard Roxburgh, Sam Neill; An eclectic, ambitious black comedy based on a highly fictional premise – Stalin's son rises through the ranks in Australian politics.…
Citizen Ruth (1996): Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz; When chronic solvent–abuser Laura Dern becomes pregnant, then gets arrested again, she strays into the idealogical thicket of the abortion…
Class Act (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Joanna Lumley, Nadine Garner; Joanna Lumley plays a fallen aristocrat who turns to burglary and deception after a stint in jail for fraud in this savvy British sitcom. 14 episodes.
Cold Comfort Farm (1996): Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen…; A beguiling comedy transpires when a penniless woman of society is forced to live with her yokel cousins. Full of eccentric dialogue and characters,…
Cold Feet (TV Series) (1996): Feat. James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, John Thomson…; Highly infectious and candid look at the lives of six thirty–something Brits, which gets to the sharp end of careers, love and sex in the…
Couch in New York, A (1996): Dir. Chantal Akerman
Feat. Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Richard Jenkins…; Belgian auteur Chantal Akerman directs this Stateside curiosity, with Juliette Binoche as a Parisian dancer who swaps apartments with a New York…
Dating the Enemy (1996): Dir. Megan Simpson Huberman
Feat. Guy Pearce, Claudia Karvan; Daft Oz fantasy works surprisingly well as camp–king Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan mysteriously swap bodies, leading to some dicey…
Denise Calls Up (1996): Dir. Hal Selwen
Feat. Alannah Ubach, Tim Daly; Twee New York low–budget indie in which six people, most of whom have never met, conduct the gamut of human relations using only the telephone.…
Different for Girls (Crossing the Border) (1996): Dir. Richard Spence
Feat. Rupert Graves, Stephen Mackintosh; Trans–genderism gets an affectionate workout when estranged schoolboys resume their friendship years later as man and woman! Like BEAUTIFUL…
Dogs (Dogs: The Rise and Fall of an All-Girl Bookie Joint) (1996): Dir. Eve Annenburg
Feat. Pam Columbus, Pam Gray, Melody Beal…; Four Brooklyn women opt for a life of running an illegal bookie joint, over the dead–end, unemployed lifestyle of the local area. In her debut,…
Eddie Izzard - Definite Article (1996): Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Eddie Izzard; The disarmingly outrageous stand–up comedian is caught on film, for a performance at Shaftesbury Theatre, London.
Emma (1996): Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi…; A clued up reworking of Jane Austen's classic, set in 19th century England, about a congenial young lady's well–intentioned but misjudged…
Emma (Jane Austen's Emma) (1996): Dir. Diarmuid Lawrence
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Dominic Rowan, Mark Strong…; Released the same year as the fanfared Gwyneth Paltrow version, this modest made–for–TV version of Jane Austen's matchmaker rom–com…
Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series) (1996-2005): Feat. Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts…; Long–running US sitcom set around a sportswriter entangled in the dysfunctions and agendas of his oddball family. Inoffensive, easily enjoyable…
Everyone Says I Love You (1996): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Alan Alda, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts…; Woody Allen finds refreshing harmonies amongst his familiar cast of upper–crust Manhattan–ites, with a wide–eyed take on the…
Faithful (1996): Dir. Paul Masursky
Feat. Cher, Ryan O'Neal, Chazz Palminteri; Cher, a depressed housewife, gets a very unexpected 20th Anniversary present from hubby Ryan O'Neal; a visit from hitman Chazz Palminteri! Chazz also…
Fargo (1996): Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy; The gifted Coen Brothers cross two of their previous treasures – RAISING ARIZONA and BLOOD SIMPLE for this lovingly mocking tale of insurance…
Feast at Midnight, A (1996): Dir. Justin Hardy
Feat. Freddie Fidnlay, Aled Roberts, Christopher Lee; A ten–year–old with a knack for cookery cheers up his miserable life at a boarding school by founding a club dedicated to midnight feasts…
First Wives Club, The (1996): Dir. Hugh Wilson
Feat. Bette Midler, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn; Reunited college pals they've all been supplanted by younger models and they ain't gonna to take it lying down! Pleasing bittersweet comedy is dished…
Flirting with Disaster (1996): Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Mary Tyler Moore…; This terrific, sophisticated comedy from the director of SPANKING THE MONKEY possesses broad audience appeal without compromising its integrity. Ben…
Forbidden City Cop (1996): Dir. Vincent Tak-Chiu
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao); Hysterical and kinda crazy semi–sequel to the smash hit comedy FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE, splices James Bond with A CHINESE GHOST STORY, following…
French Twist (Gazon Maudit) (1996): Dir. Josiane Balasko
Feat. Victoria Abril, Josiane Balasko; Radiant Spanish star Victoria Abril plays a betrayed wife teased into an affair with a butch lesbian (director Balasko). Many permutations of a very…
Frighteners, The (1996): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson…; A big–budget Hollywood hootenanny made in Miramar and starring Lyttleton harbour, this is a must–see for any self–respecting…
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996): Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Juliette Lewis…; Join in the riot with an edgy thriller that loses its head midway through and gets stuck into some gleefully supernatural carnage. The director of…
Girl 6 (1996): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Theresa Randle, Madonna, Naomi Campbell…; Spike Lee's risque fable of the phone sex and role–playing favours glamour over substance, so treat it like a black SHOWGIRLS with phones.…
Go Now (1996): Dir. Michael Winterbottom
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Juliet Aubrey, James Nesbitt…; Scotsman Robert Carlyle faces terminal illness with the support of family, his lover and a rich line in crude male banter from his mates. Not often…
God of Cookery, The (1996): Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao); Stephen Chow cooks up a comic storm as a mercilessly ego–centric chef who, in great narrative tradition, is forced to truly earn his title…
Great White Hype, The (1996): Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Berg…; Samuel L. Jackson and Jeff Goldblum star in this ham–fisted comic tale of ringside corruption. Jackson goes OTT as an opportunistic Don…
Gridlock'd (1996): Dir. Vondie Curtis Hall
Feat. Tim Roth, Tupac Shakur, Vondie Curtis Hall…; Keyboardist Tim Roth and bassist Tupac Shakur jam out a squalid riff of muso–junkie blues. With girlfriend in a coma, the bureaucratic road to…
Guantanamera (1996): Dir. Tomas Gutierrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabio
Feat. Carlos Cruz, Mirta Ibarra, Jorge Perugorria…; A quirky mix of low–speed road movie and romantic comedy following the unsteady progress of a funeral procession across the length of Cuba…
Happy Gilmore (1996): Feat. Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen; After a couple of false strokes, standup humourist hits par with this golfing comedy, playing a teenage sociopath–cum–golf natural, who…
High School High (1996): Dir. Hart Bochner
Feat. Jon Lovitz, Louise Fletcher; THE NAKED GUN parody–squad punish the college delinquent genre (DANGEROUS MINDS, HIGHER LEARNING etc). Jokes mainly aim below the belt, and…
Hotel De Love (1996): Dir. Craig Rosenberg
Feat. Simon Bossell, Aden Young, Saffron Burrows; Two brothers vying for the same woman are among the farcical romantic complications that entangle at a kitsch honeymoon resort. The first–time…
Hugo Pool (1996): Dir. Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Alyssa Milano, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Downey Jnr.…; Comedy of quirks with Alyssa Milano, here still battling TV child–stardom, playing a hapless pool–cleaner who maintains the backyard…
I'm Not Rappaport (1996): Dir. Herb Gardner
Feat. Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis; A park–bench friendship develops between old–timers Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis, amid the riff–raff of NY's Central Park.…
If Lucy Fell (1996): Dir. Eric Schaeffer
Feat. Eric Schaeffer, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elle MacPherson…; Room–mates Eric Schaeffer and Sarah Jessica Parker vow to find true love before they turn 30 or end it all off the side of the Brooklyn Bridge.…
Il Ciclone (1996): Dir. Leonardo Pieraccioni
Feat. Leonardo Pieraccioni, Lorena Forteza, Barbara Enrichi; Ribald comedy that holds the local box–office record in Italy, posits a bored accountant in Tuscany whose life hits the fan when a bus filled…
Independence Day (ID4) (1996): Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Will Smith; Absurdly mega–hyped sci–fi blockbuster revels in its own trashiness, but to its credit revives an old high–concept with (then)…
It's in the Water (1996): Dir. Kelli Herd
Feat. Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders…; When hordes of gays and lesbians come out of the closet in a well–to–do Texas hamlet, the red–blooded residents go into a panic…
Jack (1996): Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin…; Robin Williams plays a nine–year–old who suffers from a medical condition that makes him decidedly more wrinkly and hirsute that his…
Jack and Sarah (1996): Dir. Tim Sullivan
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Ian McKellen…; The 'four weddings' formula is tweaked for another Grant – Richard E. (Withnail), who becomes an unwitting solo father after his wife dies.…
Jake's Women (1996): Alan Alda heads an all–star cast in Neil Simon’s romantic comedy about a writer who seeks solace from the real and imagined women in his…
Jane Austen Collection, The (1996-2007): Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Billie Piper, Samantha Morton…; Collection of three of Austen's greatest stories; Emma, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, brought to life by prestigious British casts. Emma…
Jerry Maguire (1996): Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Jr. Gooding; The (then) thinking person's Tom Cruise movie, with Hollywood's biggest star actually getting to act in this insightful comic–drama about…
Jingle All the Way (1996): Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad; Big–lug–with–heart–of–gold Arnie promises his son the latest action figure, Turbo Man, for Christmas, but his neglect…
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996): Dir. Kelly Makin
Feat. Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald; Smart satire from the Canadian sketch comedy troupe is more hit than miss. Plot such as it is centres on a dangerous anti–depressant that…
Killer Condom (Kondom des Grauens) (1996): Dir. Martin Walz
Feat. Udo Samel; Hysterical horror comedy is an eye–popping oddity even for the Troma stables; it combines crude but impressive phallic special effects (by H.R.…
Kingpin (1996): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Bill Murray; Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid go bowling for the makers of DUMB AND DUMBER. The gross–out slapstick is this time charged with edgy satire,…
Larger Than Life (1996): Dir. Howard Franklin
Feat. Bill Murray, Jeremy Piven, Linda Fiorentino…; Bill Murray is a 'motivational speaker' who inherits an elephant from the father "he never knew he had". Thus begins a trans–continental…
Late Bloomers (1996): Dir. Gretchen Dyer, Julia Dyer
Feat. Connie Nelson, Dee Hennigan; A lonely, ageing geometry teacher has a blossoming affair with the principal’s married secretary, setting off a chorus of disapproval among the…
Lenny Henry Show, The (1996): Feat. Lenny Henry, Dawn French, Frank Bruno…; Highlights from the master of mimic sketch program.
Letter to Blanchy (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Jon Gadsby, David McPhail; The comedy team of Jon Gadsby, David McPhail and A. K. Grant combined their talents for this successful local comedy series. Features the full length…
Living in Oblivion (1996): Dir. Tom DiCillo
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener, Dermot Mulroney; Another low–budget gem from the director of JOHNNY SUEDE, this time a deliriously cheeky backhander aimed at various icons of the indie film…
London Suite (1996): Dir. Jay Sandrich
Feat. Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Clarkson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus…; Neil Simon’s Broadway play makes the transition from stage to screen in this relatively painless comedy about four very different couples staying…
Love and Other Catastrophes (1996): Dir. Emma-Kate Croghan
Feat. Frances O’Connor, Alice Garner, Radha Mitchell…; The indie success story of '96 was made by 23–year–old Croghan on a shoestring with her Melbourne film school buddies. Love is a…
Love Jones (1996): Dir. Theodore Witcher
Feat. Larenz Tate, Nia Long, Isaiah Washington…; Far removed from the over–familiar ghettos, this all–black ensemble instead frequent the smoky cool bars of Chicago, where they drink…
Love Serenade (1996): Dir. Shirley Barrett
Feat. George Shetsov, Miranda Otto, Rebecca Frith; Two sisters fall for a middle–aged, schmoozing radio–jock in this perfectly measured Australian comedy set in a tinpot outback town.…
Lust and Revenge (1996): Dir. Paul Cox
Feat. Nicholas Hope, Claudia Karvan; An unlikely creative partnership between the solemn, prolific Dutch–Aussie director Paul Cox (MAN OF FLOWERS, A WOMAN'S TALE) and John Clarke…
Man of the Year (1996): Dir. Dirk Shafer
Feat. Vivian Paxton, Claudette Sutherland, Michael Marisi Ornstein; Dirk Shafer's crafty autobiographical 'mockumentary', reconstructs his bizarre experience as a gay model having to live the charade of being…
Manny and Lo (1996): Dir. Lisa Krueger
Feat. Mary Kay Place, Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino; Two runaway sisters kidnap an expert surrogate care–giver, a baby–shop clerk, to help them after one falls pregnant. As a…
Mars Attacks! (1996): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening…; Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage. This gleefully (though…
Michael (1996): Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. John Travolta, William Hurt, Andie MacDowell…; Not even the star presence of John Travolta, William Hurt, and Andie MacDowell can revive this abysmal comic–fantasy about a cynical tabloid…
Mirror Has Two Faces, The (1996): Dir. Barbra Streisand
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Jeff Bridges; Frumpy college prof Barbra Streisand pains to keep her platonic vows in an 'ideal' no–sex marriage to fellow academic Jeff Bridges. Babs'…
Mr. Reliable (My Entire Life) (1996): Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Colin Friels, Gillian Statham, Susie Porter; A bland title conceals a corker recreation of a bizarre event of late '60s Ozzie history, when a petty criminal became a folk hero after a…
Mr. Wrong (1996): Dir. Nick Castle
Feat. Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Pullman; Ellen DeGeneres, of TV's 'Ellen', playing the dating game of the 90s, meets a handsome stranger only to find his 'perfect' veneer is a creepy…
Multiplicity (1996): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin…; This attempt to repeat the successful formula of GROUNDHOG DAY falls short by making less of its high concept. Instead, its left to ride on the comic…
My Fellow Americans (1996): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd; Fanciful political comedy supposes two foul–mouthed, grumpy old ex–Presidents (Jack Lemmon, James Garner) framed and on the run from…
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (1996): Dir. Jim Mallon
Feat. Trace Beaulieu, Michael J Nelson, Jim Mallon; Movie version of a popular cable show in which a B–movie (in this case, THIS ISLAND EARTH) is mercilessly heckled by a trio of 'witty'…
Nutty Professor, The (1996): Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith; Eddie Murphy finds what used to make him funny in this surprisingly inspired refresher of the Jerry Lewis comedy classic about a nerdy college…
Operation Dumbo Drop (1996): Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Danny Glover, Ray Liotta; A comedy based on a real–life military assignment – to deliver a full–size live elephant to a remote jungle village by any means…
Pallbearer, The (1996): Dir. Matt Reeves
Feat. Gwyneth Paltrow, David Schwimmer; Reunited with high–school crush Gwyneth Paltrow, mommies boy David Schwimmer gets invited to be pallbearer and speechmaker at the funeral of…
Palookaville (1996): Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese; A finely crafted comic 'indie' about three amiable New Jersey–ites who hope that petty crime will deliver unto them the American Dream. The…
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame (1996): Dir. Sadjan Dragojevic
Feat. Dragan Bjelorgrlic, Nikola Kojo; Seen in flashback from a ward in triage, the Bosnian war is portrayed in a riveting counter–play of nihilism and theatre, as a band of Serbian…
Ridicule (1996): Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant…; Delightful Cesar–winning comedy set in the Court of Louis XVI in 1700s France where the King grants favours to those endowed with only the…
Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion (1996): Dir. David Mirkin
Feat. Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow; Mira Sorvino and Lisa 'Friends' Kudrow duet as clueless airheads whose lack of achievement forces them to play a charade at their school reunion. The…
Sabrina (1996): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond; Remake of the Hepburn–Bogart classic, the story of the chauffer's daughter who falls for the 'other' guy is tailored for a new generation,…
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996): Dir. Tibor Takacs
Feat. Melissa Joan Hart; The pilot TV–movie for the ongoing series about a teenage girl who moves to a new town to be taken care of by her eccentric aunts. Struggles to…
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Melissa Joan Hart; The terrible teens got a whole lot tougher for Sabrina, who upon turning sweet sixteen, is informed by her two spellbinding aunts that she is now a…
Scream (1996): Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Neve Campbell, Drew Barrymore, Skeet Ulrich…; The horror genre gets a long overdue (if tongue–in–cheek) revamp but you needn't be an aficionado to experience the thrill of this…
Seinfeld - Season 8 (TV Series) (1996-1997): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; Further episodes from the popular New York–set sitcom. Episodes: The Foundation, The Soul Mate, The Bizarro Jerry, The Little Kicks, The…
Sgt. Bilko (1996): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman; Comedy with Steve Martin as a Sergeant in charge of the motor pool of an army base, who exploits his position by carrying out various scams. Adapted…
She's the One (1996): Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, Jennifer Aniston…; Two of the Brothers' McMullen reconvene for Ed Burns' follow–up to his surprise indie hit. Pretty much round two of sibling…
Shooting Lily (1996): Dir. Arthur Borman
Feat. Matt Winston, Amy Smallman; A neurotic LA videographer attempts to rewind his life after his wife leaves him – with the hint that its on the tapes, his obsessive…
Simpsons, The - Season 08 (TV Series) (1996): Further episodes from the iconic animated TV Series: Disc 8.1: Treehouse of Horror VII, You Only Move Twice, The Homer They Fall, Burns Baby…
Size of Watermelons, The (1996): Dir. Kari Skogland
Feat. Paul Rudd, Ione Skye; Bored college geek Paul Rudd rivals his peers' lofty ambitions to be rock stars by deciding on a whim to become a film–maker. Essentially a…
Small Time (1996): Dir. Shane Meadows
Feat. Shane Meadows; Shane Meadows stars with his mates in his rough 'n' ready featurette, shot for five grand on digital video. He makes a fast and able riff through…
Spin City (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Michael J. Fox, Carla Gugino, Richard Kind…; Michael J. Fox fronted this zippy workplace sitcom about the political staff running the New York City Mayoral office. Pretty conventional in terms…
Spy Hard (1996): Dir. Rick Friedberg
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning; Leslie Nielsen is back for another round of movie send–ups in what increasingly seems like an exhausted genre. A barrage of hits and misses…
Striptease (1996): Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Demi Moore; This 'comedy' succeeds only in making SHOWGIRLS look like fine art. A respected cult novel about a mother who resorts to stripping to pay for a…
Summer in La Goulette (1996): Dir. Ferid Boughedir
Feat. Sonia Mankai, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente…; Three families of disparate cultures enjoy harmony in Tunisian paradise, until three of their beautiful daughters flirt with losing their virginity,…
Swingers (1996): Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham; A neurotic monogamist and his philandering friend search for love, or the next best thing. Shooting from the heart as well as the pelvis, this funky…
That Thing You Do! (1996): Dir. Tom Hanks
Feat. Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech; Tom Hanks makes a solid if squeaky–clean writing/directing debut in charting the one–hit success of fictitious pop band, The Wonders.…
Third Rock From The Sun (TV Series) (3rd Rock From The Sun) (1996-2001): Feat. John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart…; A group of alien beings take up residence in a typical American sitcom world on suburban Earth – '3rd rock from the sun' – to study the…
Tin Cup (1996): Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Rene Russo; Kevin Costner reteams with the sports–obsessed director of BULL DURHAM for this engaging romantic comedy, this time set on the fairways of the…
To Wong Foo...Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1996): Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo; After PRISCILLA blazed the trail, the Yanks jump on the drag–wagon, with surprisingly likeable results. A Hollywood trip is waylaid in…
Tremors 2 (Tremors 2 Aftershocks) (1996): Dir. S. S. Wilson
Feat. Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver…; Sequel to the outrageous tongue–in–cheek creature feature TREMORS (1990), with supersucking desert worms returning to terrorise the oil…
Trigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996): Dir. Larry Bishop
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne…; Grinning mob–boss Richard Dreyfuss is fresh out of the asylum, gunning down wisecracking old friends and enemies alike. Old friends is indeed…
Twelfth Night (1996): Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Hawthorne…; William Shakespeare is rediscovered yet again, in one of his wittier flights of fancy, served up with such 90s icons as Helena Bonham Carter, Richard…
Two Days in the Valley (2 Days in the Valley) (1996): Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. James Spader, Danny Aiello, Teri Hatcher…; Devilishly hip comedy fires off rounds of tension and big laughs with oozy confidence. A ruddy collection of LA stereotypes – hitmen, hustlers…
Two If by Sea (1996): Dir. Bill Bennett
Feat. Denis Leary, Sandra Bullock, Stephen Dillane…; Petty thieves Denis Leary and Sandra Bullock are a seven year item who plan to settle down after one final heist of a valuable painting. But with…
Van, The (1996): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Colm Meaney, Donal O'Kelly, Ger Ryan…; Conclusive chapter of writer Roddy Doyle's informal trilogy started by THE COMMITMENTS and THE SNAPPER. Colm Meaney returns as the cheery Irish…
Vol-au-vent (1996): Dir. John McKenzie
Feat. Dennis Waterman, Julie McKenzie; A quiet wedding turns anarchic in British comedic tradition, when three crims gatecrash the reception, sending the bride and her mother scrambling to…
Walking and Talking (1996): Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Liev Schreiber; A sort of femme flipside to 'Swingers', two women – one single, one about to be married – work out their romantic hangups in original and…
Wind in the Willows, The (1996): Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Nicol Williamson…; With the cream of British comic acting talent, this live–action adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story is quite possibly the…
Wish Upon a Star (1996): Dir. Blair Treu
Feat. Katherine Heigl, Danielle Harris; A little Disney magic is sprinkled on this fetching TV movie about a younger sister who wishes to switch places with her popular older sister (a very…
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995): Dir. Steve Oedekerk
Feat. Jim Carrey; Carrey flogs his talent to lifelessness in this installment of the pet detective par arrogance. African culture gets the thin end of his wedge this…
All Men Are Liars (1995): Dir. Gerard Lee
Feat. Toni Pearen, David Price, John Jarratt; The provocative title masks a good–natured cross–dressing comedy from Jane Campion's ex–collaborator. Mistaken sexual identities…
American President, The (1995): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen…; Appealing romantic comedy in which Michael Douglas, in refreshingly light mode, plays a widowed Mr. President looking for a partner who'll love the…
August (1995): Dir. Anthony Hopkins
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Leslie Phillips, Leslie Burton; Anthony Hopkins directs and takes the lead role in this variation on Chekhov's oft–filmed drama Uncle Vanya, setting it in his native Wales…
Babe (1995): Dir. Chris Noonan
Feat. James Cromwell, Magna Szubanski; Clever, funny, original pig movie, with a hoard of farmyard animals more convincingly dubbed than their human co–stars. Seen through the eyes…
Bad Boys (1995): Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Will Smith, Martin Lawrence; Will Smith and Martin Lawrence ride their wave of their current popularity with this buddy cop movie that maximises their likeable personas. A…
Baldy Man, The (1995): Dir. Colin Gilbert
Feat. Gregor Fisher; In the tradition of Mr. Bean, Gregor Fisher stars in this new no–dialogue comedy show as a babbling, clumsy, almost lovable character. Four…
Billy Madison (1995): Dir. Tamra Davis
Feat. Adam Sandler; Former Saturday Night Live comic Adam Sandler unveils his particular talent for crude buffoonery as a spoiled rich–kid who must go through his…
Billy's Holiday (1995): Dir. Richard Wherret
Feat. Max Cullen, Kris McQuade, Richard Roxburgh; A melan–comic tale of a bored middle aged shopkeeper who discovers he has a voice of as sweet and soulful as Billie Holiday. It's never too…
Blue in the Face (1995): Dir. Paul Auster, Wayne Wang
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne…; Shortly after SMOKE had cleared, the cast and crew of that very movie decided to throw together a pseudo–sequel based around Auggie Wren's…
Blue Juice (1995): Dir. Carl Prechezer
Feat. Sean Pertwee, Ewan McGregor, Catherine Zeta-Jones; Sean Pertwee is the surf–king of a Cornish(!) town, prolonging adolescence with his loutish mates but fearing an inevitable tide of…
Brady Bunch Movie, The (1995): Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Shelley Long, Gary Cole; Here's a story of a bunch named Brady. The '70s sitcom is transposed to the brash '90s, where nothing is sacred, especially nostalgic pop culture!…
Brothers Mcmullen, The (1995): Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Edward Burns; Filmed on weekends over two years at his family home, Ed Burns' DIY romantic comedy went on to win the Grand Prize at the 1995 Sundance Festival.…
Bullets Over Broadway (1995): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri…; Woody takes a welcome acting reprieve here and the result should win him back lapsed fans. A much younger Cusack assumes the Woody persona – a…
Canadian Bacon (1995): Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Alan Alda, John Candy, Rhea Perlman…; Great premise sees badly–rating US President Alan Alda declaring war on Canada. Its potential is never quite reached, with ROGER AND ME's…
Catherine Cookson Collection (TV Mini-series) (1995-2000): Feat. Nigel Havers, Clare Higgins, Emily Mortimer…; Various collections of the prolific Catherine Cookson's mini–series adapted from her widely read novels. Vol. 1 contains: The Cinder Path,…
Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1995): Dir. Bosco Lam; Salacious sex farce in the mould of SEX AND ZEN and EROTIC GHOST STORY, that wilfully pushes the boundaries of good taste, with a measure of…
Clueless (1995): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Alicia Silverstone, Brittany Murphy, Stacey Dash…; This nifty spoof of '90s Californian teen culture will speak volumes to its generation, who are sure to remember this passionately in years to come.…
Coogan's Run (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Steve Coogan; A eclectic followup to KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU for comedian Coogan, who incarnates six stereotypes inhabiting the English town of Ottle, ranging…
Cosi (1995): Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Aden Young…; Budding theatre director Ben Mendelsohn is haggled into staging a bizarre version of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte at a psychiatric hospital! Adapted from…
Cybill (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Cybill Shepherd, Alicia Witt, Christine Baranski; Cybill Shepherd plays a middle–aged actress trying to make a living out of bit parts and character roles (ie Cybill Shepherd) in this popular…
Day Today, The (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Steve Coogan; Newscasting spoof with anchorman Christopher Morris (Chris Morris) and sportscaster Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan) who could be mistaken for the real…
Daytrippers, The (1995): Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Parker Posey…; A woman involves her family in her suspicions of her husband's affair, who in a bizarre act of solidarity, all pile into the station wagon and trek…
Destiny Turns On the Radio (1995): Dir. Jack Baran
Feat. Dylan McDermott, Quentin Tarantino, Nancy Travis…; Fantasy adventure in which an escaped convict (Dylan McDermott) returns to Vegas to collect his stashed loot and reconcile with his girlfriend.…
Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, The (1995): Dir. Francis Megahy
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, James Coburn, Dudley Moore…; Fact–based movie movie about the perils of the Hollywood machine, in which a would–be film producer apparently runs afoul of the…
Don Juan DeMarco (1995): Dir. Jeremy Leven
Feat. Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway; A delightful, dreamy romantic drama and wry comic fantasy rolled into one that has Johnny Depp perfectly cast as a misfit who believes he is the…
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While You're Drinking Juice in the Hood (1995): Dir. Paris Barclay
Feat. Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans; Gleeful sendup of the 'hood–drama genre (Boyz in the Hood, Menace II Society etc.), resounds with the impact of juicy cheapshots hitting home,…
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Leslie Nielsen; Another blockbuster spoof, three years too late from the once funny Mel Brooks in which Leslie Nielsen does his NAKED GUN–in–a–cape…
Dumb and Dumber (1995): Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly…; One of Jim Carrey's funniest comic vehicles yet, a road movie of sorts in which two halfwits attempt to return a suitcase full of cash to its…
Edie and Pen (1995): Dir. Matthew Irmas
Feat. Stockard Channing, Jennifer Tilly, Scott Glenn…; Unhappily–marrieds Stockard Channing and Jennifer Tilly cut out to Reno to dispense with husbands, bad luck and sobriety. Bittersweet comedy…
Empire Records (1995): Dir. Allan Moyle
Feat. Liv Tyler, Robin Tunney, Rory Cochrane; Multiple crises present themselves for the teenage staff of a swanky independent record store about to be consumed by a corporate chain. Utterly…
Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, The (1995): Dir. Christopher Monger
Feat. Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney…; In 1917, much ado ensues at a Welsh village. When the local hill falls just short of qualifying for the official map, the locals set about building…
Father Ted (TV Series) (1995): Dir. Declan Lowney
Feat. Dermot Morgan; Inspired Irish television comedy about the well–meaning titular Padre and his eccentric colleagues.
Fluke (1995): Dir. Carlo Carlei
Feat. Matthew Modine, Nancy Travis, Eric Stoltz; After a fatal car accident, Matthew Modine is reincarnated as a pooch that wanders home to find his best friend kindling a relationship with his…
Forget Paris (1995): Dir. Billy Crystal
Feat. Billy Crystal, Debra Winger; Billy Crystal hogs this romantic comedy (which also wrote and directed) from co–star Debra Winger in recognising the inherent dilemmas in…
Forgotten Silver (1995): Dir. Costa Botes, Peter Jackson; Costa Botes and Peter Jackson's elaborate and hilarious hoax on the groundbreaking exploits of Kiwi film–making 'legend', Colin MacKenkie.…
Four Rooms (1995): Dir. Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Tim Roth, Antonio Banderas, Bruce Willis…; Tim Roth's bellboy connects four wild comedies from four hot shot directors from the American indie scene, led by QT himself. A…
Four Rules, The (Search and Destroy) (1995): Dir. David Salle
Feat. Griffin Dunne, Dennis Hopper, Christopher Walken…; Smalltime shark Griffin Dunne's obsession with self–help philosophy leads him into some tense encounters with Dennis Hopper and Christopher…
French Kiss (1995): Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Meg Ryan, Jean Reno; Kevin Kline does a faultless Gerard Depardieu imitation as a petty vagabond and Meg Ryan imitates Meg Ryan as a jilted American who wants her…
Friday (1995): Dir. F. Gary Gray
Feat. Ice-Cube, Anna Maria Horsford; Ice Cube co–wrote as well as stars in this blaxploitation comedy, which means that sex is the spin here, not violence. Motherlodes of South…
Get Shorty (1995): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Danny De Vito, Gene Hackman…; Riding the wave of PULP FICTION, this is the most successful stab at translating Elmore Leonard for the screen. John Travolta is an amiable mobster…
Grotesque, The (1995): Dir. John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Alan Bates, Sting; Bizarre, upper–crust English comedy has a suave, veritably oily Sting as butler to crank palaeontologist Alan Bates and his ghastly family.…
Hamish MacBeth (TV series) (1995-1997): Feat. Robert Carlyle; The town of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands forms a droll and scenic setting for this smalltown policier set around the put–upon local…
High Risk (1995): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jet Li, Jacky Cheung; A Hong Kong actioner worth singling out from the glut, Jet Li is charisma–on–legs as an unflappable stunt double/bodyguard who is forced…
Home for the Holidays (1995): Dir. Jodie Foster
Feat. Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jnr., Anne Bancroft…; Holly Hunter returns to her family for a holiday get–together and finds a mixture of romance and family conflicts amid some bright, eccentric…
I.Q. (1995): Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Walter Matthau, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins; Walter Matthau, playing Einstein, (yes Albert!), matchmakes niece Meg Ryan and mechanic Tim Robbins together in 1950s Princeton University. Teases…
Intimate Relations (1995): Dir. Philip Goodhew
Feat. Julie Walters, Rupert Graves; House matron Julie Walters and her daughter become engaged in a queasy sexual tug–o–war for strapping boarder Rupert Graves. It turns…
Jeffrey (1995): Dir. Christopher Ashley
Feat. Steven Weber, Sigourney Weaver, Patrick Stewart…; Spunky and broadly–appealing comedy that tries just about anything outrageous to address some home truths about gay men in the nineties. The…
Kamikaze Taxi (1995): Dir. Masato Harada
Feat. Koji Yakusho, Kazuya Takahashi, Reiko Kataoka; An apprentice gangster fouls up his first major assignment and flees Tokyo in a taxi, the driver of which turns out to be a unlikely confident with a…
Kicking and Screaming (1995): Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Josh Hamilton, Eric Stoltz, Elliott Gould…; Several college grads flounder in love and with prospects of the future. Dialogue–intensive comedy borrows its philosophical vantage and acting…
Kid in King Arthur's Court, A (1995): Dir. Michael Gottlieb
Feat. Kate Winslet, Daniel Craig, Art Malik…; Handsome if inessential Disney spin on the Camelot legend, in which a young boy journeys back in time to help King Arthur overcome an evil villain.…
Last Supper, The (1995): Dir. Stacy Title
Feat. Ron Eldard, Cameron Diaz, Ron Perlman; Sure to inspire as much lively debate as amusement, this cheeky black comedy posits five young liberals who become compelled to do the world a favour…
Live Nude Girls (1995): Dir. Julianna Lavin
Feat. Dana Delaney, Kim Cattrall; A slumber–party gathering of five thirtysomething Californian women provokes an exchange of intimate thoughts. An intelligent script has plenty…
Low Down Dirty Shame, A (1995): Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Charles S. Dutton, Jada Pinkett Smith; An action–packed send–up of big loud gun–fests from Keenan Ivory Wayans, who also charms his way through the knowing cliches as a…
Madagascar Skin (1995): Dir. Chris Newby
Feat. Bernard Hill, John Hannah; Intimate drama that portrays the unlikely relationship between two outsiders in a remote seaside cottage in South Wales. Hannah plays a disfigured…
Major Payne (1995): Dir. Nick Castle
Feat. Damon Wayans, Michael Ironside, Karyn Parsons; Comedy following a major in the U.S. Marine Corps who, after receiving an unwanted honourable discharge, is recruited to train a bunch of delinquent…
Mall Rats (1995): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Shannen Doherty, Jason Lee; A scrubbed–up pseudo–remake of Kevin Smith's own CLERKS, set in a suburban shopping mall. The indie spirit gets buried under all that…
Miami Rhapsody (1995): Dir. David Frankel
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow…; Sarah Jessica Parker brings her cutesy appeal to the predicament of a young woman disillusioned yet preoccupied with modern marriage. Woody Allen's…
Midwinter's Tale, A (In the Bleak Midwinter) (1995): Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Richard Briers, Joan Collins, Jennifer Saunders…; Disasters mount for an unemployed actor whose last–ditch passport to glory is to stage a DIY version of Hamlet. Struggling thesps and…
Mighty Aphrodite (1995): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Helena Bonham Carter, Mira Sorvino…; An ironic Greek chorus punctuates Woody Allen's familiar Manhattan–set comedy of betrayals and affairs. This time though, the implications of…
Mona Must Die (Ein fast perfektes Verhältnis) (1995): Dir. Donald Reiker
Feat. Marianne Sagebrecht; A tyrannical wife becomes a target for murder of her brow–beaten husband and his neighbour lover. Their devious plan involves the mistress…
Mrs. Winterbourne (1995): Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Ricki Lake; Ricki Lake shines as a pregnant white–trash waitress who is mistaken for a society widow by hoity matriarch Shirley Maclaine. Short on laughs,…
Ned and Stacey (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Debra Messing, Thomas Haden Church; Pre–WILL & GRACE sitcom featuring Debra Messing as a jilted bride of convenience for the career–driven Thomas Haden Church. An odd…
Next Of Kin (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Penelope Keith, William Gaunt; BBC comedy centered around a happily retired couple who gain custody of their three demanding grandchildren after their son and…
Nine Months (1995): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum…; Affable slice of pulp Hollywood is in fact a note–for–note remake of a French comedy in which an egocentric yuppie (Hugh Grant) is…
On Our Selection (Dad and Dave - On Our Selection) (1995): Dir. George Whaley
Feat. Leo McKern, Joan Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush…; An all–star comic remake of a 1920 feature, this rambuncious Ozzie folk saga celebrates the pioneering contribution made by the average Joe…
Perez Family, The (1995): Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Marisa Tomei…; A gently humorous tale about Cuban refugees who pose as a family in order to gain entry into the U.S. The director of SALAAM BOMBAY well harnesses…
Rendezvous in Paris (1995): Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Clara Bellar, Mathias Mégard, Antoine Basler; A delicately poised triptych framed around three lighthearted tales of philandering men and women. Minor, though quintessential Rohmer dalliance…
Rik Mayall Presents (TV Series) (1995): Feat. Rik Mayall; There's more to Rik Mayall than the usual ' fart jokes' ,as demonstrated by these six groundbreaking 50 minute plays commissioned by the BBC in 1995.…
Seinfeld - Season 7 (TV Series) (1995-1996): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; Further episodes from the popular New York–set sitcom. Episodes: The Engagement, The Postponement, The Maestro, The Wink, The Hot Tub, The…
Simpsons, The - Season 07 (TV Series) (1995): More of the greatest episodes from this iconic animated TV Series. Disc 7.1: Who Shot Mr. Burns?: Part 2, Radioactive Man, Home Sweet…
Sinderella Live (1995): Feat. Jim Davidson; Bawdy pantomime show filmed during Davidson's sellout 1995 tour. "Sinderella with a capital SIN!".
Sixty Million Dollar Man (1995): Dir. Yip Wai-Man
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao); Spoiled brat 'accident' victim Stephen Chow becomes a not–so–super hero when he is pieced back together Steve Austin–style for a…
Smoke (1995): Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Stockard Channing…; The casual intersection of five lives in a modest corner of Brooklyn, NY, yields unexpected blessings. Writer Paul Auster's astute observations and…
Something to Talk About (1995): Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall…; The screenwriter of THELMA AND LOUISE penned this tale of a happily married woman (Julia Roberts) whose life is turned on its head when she discovers…
Staggered (1995): Dir. Martin Clunes
Feat. Martin Clunes, Griff Rhys-Jones, Michael Praed; As a rather extreme stag party prank, Martin Clunes ('Men Behaving Badly') is left naked on a beach in the wop–wops. His protracted voyage back…
Sunshine Boys, The (1995): Dir. John Erman
Feat. Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker…; Second adaptation of Neil Simon's play about two aging comedy legends who are cajoled into reforming their long–severed partnership. Woody…
Swimming with Sharks (Buddy Factor, The) (1995): Dir. George Huang
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes…; Based on the director's own experiences as an underling, this acid–tongued black comedy will appeal to the repressed vigilante in us all. Kevin…
The Pink Show (1995): Feat. Scott Capurro, Steve Best, Maria Esposito; A 'gay–friendly' revue show hosted by Ian Keable at the Playhouse Theatre, London in 1995. Acts include Scott Capurro, Steve Best and Maria…
Thin Blue Line, The (TV Series) (1995): Dir. John Birkin
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Serena Evans, Mina Anwar…; Rowan Atkinson again unites with writer Ben Elton, for this comical parody of ‘The Bill’. Each season comprises of 7 episodes. Season…
Thin Ice (1995): Dir. Fiona Cunningham Reid
Feat. Sabra Williams, Charlotte Avery; Lesbian ice–skating comedy, has Sabra Williams pairing–up with the straight Charlotte Avery for the Gay Games, and teetering into romance…
Tommy Boy (1995): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy…; The apex of stout American comic Farley's short career, as a small town saviour struggling to keep to an auto–parts factory open. Padded out…
Truth About Cats and Dogs (1995): Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, Uma Thurman; Cyrano De Bergerac is reworked for the girls in this highly digestible romantic fable. Fresh faces Janeanne Garofalo and Brit hunk Ben Chaplin…
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995): Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Angela Bassett; Eddie Murphy and the ever–dynamic Angela Bassett team up for horror specialist Wes Craven, who injects a mix of comedy and gothic romance into…
While You Were Sleeping (1995): Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher…; Lonely girl Sandra Bullock comes to the aid of a romanticised stranger after he is mugged, murmurs that she was going to 'marry him', and so is taken…
Army Intelligence (Renaissance Man) (1994): Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Danny De Vito, Gregory Hines, James Remar…; De Vito plays a redundant ad man whose desperation for work lands him a job teaching under–achieving army officers. For undemanding fans of the…
Attack of the 50ft Woman (1994): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin; Remake of the 1958 classic is a cheesy spoof of the B–movie genre with Hannah in strapping form as the she–beast who avenges her…
Being Human (1994): Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Robin Williams, Robert Carlyle, John Turturro…; An episodic comic–drama in which Robin Williams plays five men named Hector, who each search for their place in their own historical period…
Belle Epoque (1994): Dir. Fernando Trueba
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Jorge Sanz; Oscar–winning comedy set in thirties Spain will have you grinning from ear to ear as its young army deserter finds the ultimate sanctuary at…
Beverly Hills Cop 3 (1994): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Hector Elizondo…; Second and final sequel in the Axel Foley comedy–action series. Nominally concerning a counterfeit ring in L.A., this is definitely better than…
Big Girls Blouse (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Jane Turner, Gina Riley, Magda Szubanski; Created by the stars of KATH AND KIM, this series followed their stints as leading comediennes on "Full Frontal". Effective satire of Australian…
Blankman (1994): Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Damon Wayans; Gadget–mad geek Wayans becomes a costumed crime–fighter armed only with home–made devices and blind luck, while dragging his…
Bodyguard from Beijing (1994): Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li; Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
Cabin Boy (1994): Dir. Adam Resnick
Feat. Chris Elliott, Brian Doyle-Murray; Comedian Chris Elliot stars in this water–logged comedy about a snobbish and self–centred graduate who accidentally ends up stuck on a…
City Hunter (1994): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wong; Jackie Chan is the popular Japanese comic book character Ryu Saeba: part detective, part mercenary, all womanizer – is contracted to return the…
City Slickers 2 (The Legend of Curly's Gold) (1994): Dir. Paul Weiland
Feat. Billy Crystal; Passable sequel to the original city–man turns cowboy. Not much plot, but plenty of laughs to be had on the trail.
Clean Slate (1994): Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino; WAYNE'S WORLD's Dana Carvey plays a detective whose memory is erased every time he wakes up. A keen script explores many of the idea's ridiculous…
Cold Fever (1994): Dir. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Feat. Masatoshi Nagase, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens…; Stylish one–off depicts a Japanese businessman's pilgrimage to Iceland, to where his holidaying parents died. Taking its cues from the…
Cool Runnings (1994): Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. John Candy; By–the–numbers but kinda irresistible fare in which a Jamaican bob–sled team are the ultimate underdogs. The late John Candy plays…
Corrina Corrina (1994): Dir. Jessie Nelson
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, Tina Majorino…; Housekeeper Goldberg endears herself into the household of single parent Liotta and his nine–year–old daughter in a warm–hearted,…
Country Life (1994): Dir. Michael Blakemore
Feat. Sam Neill, Greta Scacchi, Kerry Fox; Yet another version of Uncle Vanya, this time set 'out back' in WWI–era New South Wales, and providing some interesting comparisons between…
Curse of the Starving Class (1994): Dir. J. Michael McClary
Feat. James Woods, Kathy Bates; Black comedy depicting a hellish family of white–trash farmers, incl. an alcoholic James Woods and wife Kathy Bates. Based on a Sam Shepard…
Drunken Master II (Legend of Drunken Master) (1994): Dir. Lau Kar Leung
Feat. Jackie Chan; Jackie Chan gets comic mileage with the dubious idea that he can only tap into his martial art prowess while pissed as a newt. Jackie continues to…
Duckman (TV Series) (1994-1997): Feat. Jason Alexander; An animated black–comedy sitcom adapted from a one–off comic book that is centred around a lascivious, widowed, self–loathing duck…
Due South (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Paul Gross; CRASH dir. Paul Haggis served as creator of this offbeat, mildly popular fish–out–of–water policier about a Canadian Mountie in…
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994): Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu; Those that attended Ang Lee's WEDDING BANQUET will want to sample his tasty and sensual comedy about the perennial delights of life – sex and…
Ed Wood (1994): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker…; Tim Burton, the eccentric visionary behind EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, PEE–WEE and BATMAN finds a soul mate in recounting the life of the world's…
Eddie Izzard - Unrepeatable (1994): Dir. John Gordillo
Feat. Eddie Izzard; More of the same from the hilarious British comedian, here performing on the West End at Albery Theatre. Includes observations and impressions on…
Exit to Eden (1994): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Dana Delany, Paul Mercurio, Rosie O'Donnell…; Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O'Donnell are cops assigned to an undercover mission on a sex–fantasy island. Based on a lewd Anne Rice novel, its…
Flintstones, The (1994): Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. John Goodman, Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Perkins…; Though it misses the essence of the original animated favourite, a big budget ensures there are plenty of gimmicks and effects to keep things…
For Love or Money (Concierge, The) (1994): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar, Anthony Higgins; Fox attempts to rekindle the secret of his success as a shrewd bell–hop with aspirations to run his own hotel and win his dream–girl. Few…
Forrest Gump (1994): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Mykeltin Williamson; Oscar–winning box–office monster has suffered heavily from over–exposure, but one cannot dispute its effectiveness as a nutshell of…
Friends (TV Series) (1994-2000): Feat. Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow…; Major chemistry and comedy sparks add up to what would become the quintessential '90s sitcom. 10 Seasons each contain 24 episodes across 4 discs.
From Beijing with Love (1994): Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Anita Yuen; Exceedingly funny James Bond spoof, perhaps the finest Hong Kong export since Jackie Chan. Assigned to retrieve a national treasure from corrupt…
Future Cops (1994): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok; Good dumb fun is the pure agenda of this kitsch, kinetic fantasy–comedy based on the popular ‘Streetfighter’ arcade game. On the trail…
God of Gamblers Return (1994): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Chow Yun–Fat returns as a charming poker player who enjoys the quiet life until a challenger kills his wife and begins to target his friends. …
Greedy (1994): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Kirk Douglas, Nancy Travis…; Slapdash comedy with Douglas as a wealthy elderly man who's family compete to secure his vast inheritance.
Grief (1994): Dir. Richard Glatzer
Feat. Illeana Douglas, Alexis Arquette, Mary Woronov…; A quirky blend of 'situation–satire' and contemporary mores, centred round the production offices of Californian TV soap 'The Love Judge' (set…
Grosse Fatigue (1994): Dir. Michel Blanc
Feat. Michel Blanc, Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret…; Popular comedian Michel Blanc gently bites the hand that feeds him in this irreverent farce in which the entire cast, including himself and the…
Grumpy Old Men (1994): Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret; Lightweight reunion of talented old men Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon as long–squabbling widowers whose basic instincts are revived by sexy…
Guarding Tess (1994): Dir. Hugh Wilson
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Shirley Maclaine; Federal bodyguard Nicolas Cage is unable to escape his duties to the former First Lady (Shirley Maclaine) unwitting that there are a few apron…
High Life, The (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson; Short–lived Scottish sitcom set on the fictional airline 'Air Scotia', home to the worst cabin crew in the United Kingdom, headed by the…
Hocus Pocus (1994): Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy…; Wild witches conjured up from Salem set out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth, but the 300–year–old trio must first…
Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994): Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, Jennifer Jason Leigh; In a blissfully art–directed industrial '50s, an 'entry–level' innocent (Tim Robbins) is unwittingly catapulted to corporate supremacy.…
I Like It Like That (1994): Dir. Darnell Martin
Feat. Griffin Dunne, Rita Moreno; Dynamic, funny Bronx comedy in which a young mother takes on a job at a record company while juggling the demands of her children, headstrong husband…
It Could Happen to You (1994): Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Nicolas Cage, Rosie Perez; Romantic confection based on a remarkable true story of an honest cop who tips a waitress with a half a lottery ticket that happens to hit the…
Jack Brown Genius (1994): Dir. Tony Hiles
Feat. Timothy Balme, Lisa Chappell, Edward Campbell…; A forgotten turkey from Peter Jackson’s ‘Wingnut Films’, this goofily offbeam tale concerns a modern–day inventor of contraptions,…
Kill the Moonlight (1994): Dir. Steve Hanft
Feat. Thomas Hendrix; Idiosyncratic 'slacker' feature from prolific music video dir. Hanft, observes the efforts of a deadbeat California cleaner (Hendrix) to make it as a…
Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (TV Series) (1994): Dir. Dominic Brigstocke
Feat. Steve Coogan; After THE DAY TODAY and before I’M ALAN PARTRIDGE, was comedian Steve Coogan’s cringe–inducing sendup of the British talkshow, hosted by…
Law & Disorder (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Penelope Keith, Charles Kay; British sitcom about a acid–tongued, no–nonsense barrister who isn't above breaking the law to win her cases.
Love On A Branch Line (TV Mini-series) (1994): Dir. Martyn Friend
Feat. Michael Maloney, Leslie Phillips; Acclaimed comedy tracks the misfortunes that befall a dull civil servant who decides to quit his job to become an artist in Paris, but his employers…
Mask, The (1994): Dir. Chuck Russell
Feat. Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Riegert…; Jim Carrey secures his crown as Hollywood's King of Comedy as a meek bank clerk who discovers his flamboyant alter–ego behind an ancient mask.…
Maverick (1994): Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, James Garner; The popular TV Western is refried with Mel Gibson as the carefree card–shark, Jodie Foster his not–too–bright love interest and…
Mixed Nuts (1994): Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Anthony LaPaglia…; Raucous Yuletide farce in which Steve Martin and the staff of his suicide hotline agency work themselves into frenzied hysteria on Christmas Eve.
Muriel's Wedding (1994): Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter; Crowd–pleasing suburban fairy tale replays the ugly duckling motif and kitsch comedy from STRICTLY BALLROOM, but gone is the modest charm…
Naked Gun 33 1/3 : The Final Insult (1994): Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley; Third and last of the Naked Gun series, with Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) forced back from retirement. While only a third of the freshness of the…
Naked in New York (1994): Dir. Dan Algrant
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio…; Insecure playwright Eric Stoltz copes with the varying successes of his own career, girlfriend Mary–Louise Parker and college pal Ralph…
Next Door (1994): Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. James Woods, Randy Quaid, Kate Capshaw; Harmless fun escalates to suburban feud between two neighbours – James Woods, an uptight academic and Randy Quaid, a humble butcher with a…
No Ordinary Love (1994): Dir. Doug Witkins
Feat. Smith Forte, Erika Klein, Robert Pecora…; Intriguing clash of styles marks this MELROSE PLACE spoof as one to watch, with five sexy and possibly dangerous housemates coping with a unexpected…
Only You (1994): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Marisa Tomei; Roberty Downey Jnr. plays an infatuated man who assumes a false identity to win the affections of star–crossed lover Marisa Tomei. The pair's…
Pat and Margaret (1994): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Victoria Wood, Julie Walters; Teledrama has Wood and Walters play long lost sisters – one a successful American 'soap' actress, the other a dowdy waitress – reunited…
Pcu: Pit Party (1994): Dir. Hart Bochner
Feat. Jeremy Piven, David Spade, Jessica Walter…; Boisterous, ANIMAL HOUSE–style campus comedy takes an unabashed poke at that '90s catch–cry – 'political correctness'. Beer…
Pie in the Sky (TV Series) (1994): Feat. Richard Griffiths; Brit crime series following a retirement age detective hanging up his mystery solving hat to fulfil a goal of owning his own restaurant, but it seems…
Pret-a-Porter (1994): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Sophia Loren…; Director Altman's take on the Paris fashion industry hasn't the edgy sarcasm or the incisiveness of his THE PLAYER and SHORT CUTS, but is…
Princess Caraboo (1994): Dir. Michael Austin
Feat. Phoebe Cates, Kevin Kline, Jim Broadbent…; All star cast gather for this whimsical tale of an 'abducted' Indonesian princess who may or may not be conniving her way into 19th Century British…
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Adventures of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, The) (1994): Dir. Stephan Elliot
Feat. Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce; Three drag queens drive to Alice Springs in a bus called Priscilla. A perfect ensemble cast make this classic "out" in the outback roadtrip as…
Reality Bites (1994): Dir. Ben Stiller
Feat. Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller; This 'Gen X' movie works as romantic comedy but falls short of its mandate to be a mouthpiece for contemporary youth. Redeemed by the…
Ref, The (1994): Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey; Jewel thief Denis Leary takes refuge at the home of married squabblers Judy Davis and Kevin Spacey on the eve of a Christmas family reunion.…
Richie Rich (1994): Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Macaulay Culkin, John Larroquette, Edward Herrmann…; An unfortunate reflection of the real life of its star, Macauley Culkin, the richest kid in the world without any real friends who wants nothing more…
Road to Wellville (1994): Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda…; Much eccentricity transpires at the health farm of J. Harvey Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins), inventor of the corn flake. Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda,…
Santa Clause, The (1994): Dir. John Pasquin
Feat. Tim Allen; Holiday confection marks Tim 'Home Improvement' Allen's silver screen debut as a slightly mean–spirited Pop who gets chosen to fill in (and…
Seinfeld - Season 6 (TV Series) (1994-1995): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; Further episodes from the popular New York–set sitcom. Season 6.1– The Chaperone, The Big Salad, The Pledge Drive, The Chinese Woman,…
Sex Is a Four Letter Word (1994): Dir. Murray Fahey
Feat. Joy Smithers, Mark Lee, Miranda Otto; A love columnist holds a dinner party for six young Ozzies, ostensibly to source material for her spicy novel. Low budget comedy–drama.
Simpsons, The - Season 06 (TV Series) (1994): More of the finest episodes from the mid 90's peak of this iconic family series. Funny and smart. They could do no wrong. 25 episodes on four…
Solitaire for Two (1994): Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Mark Frankel, Amanda Pays, Jason Isaacs; Attractive single Amanda Pays has the ability to read minds, but her 'gift' proves something of a set–back in the romantic stakes with any…
Somebody to Love (1994): Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Rosie Perez, Quentin Tarantino; Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez match–up as a screwball couple frequenting scuzzy clubs in a murky continuum of unrequited dreams. Dir. Rockwell…
Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) (1994): Hilarious, rambling Adult Swim oddity employs another washed up superhero as the host of a late–night talk show. Everything that can go wrong…
Spanking the Monkey (1994): Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Newett, Benjamin Hendrickson…; The awkwardness of youth is brilliantly captured in this provocative tragi–comedy, another maverick success story from the US indie scene. A…
Speechless (1994): Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Michael Keaton, Geena Davis; Michael Keaton and Geena Davis fall in luurve, oblivious to fact that they are speech writers working for opposite political parties. American…
Spider and Rose (1994): Dir. Bill Bennett
Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Max Cullen; A light Ozzie road movie about a special friendship between her elderly widow and a rebellious young ambulance driver entrusted to escort her home.…
Stoned Age, The (1994): Dir. James Melkonian
Feat. Michael Kopelow, Bradford Tatum; PC–free teen comedy set in the hazy '70s is no DAZED AND CONFUSED but it is entertaining in a knucklehead kinda way. Plot involves two friends…
Takin' Over the Asylum (TV Series) (1994): Dir. David Blair
Feat. David Tennant, Ken Stott; Well–made television series that follows the fortunes of a hospital radio DJ working in a Glasgow mental asylum where he befriends a manic…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994): Dir. Kim Henkel
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey; The fourth movie in the loose Texas Chainsaw franchise, directed by the writer of the original cult classic (not that that makes a difference). This…
Threesome (1994): Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Lara Flynn Boyle, Stephen Baldwin, Josh Charles; Despite its prurient title, there is much more meat and maturity in this this 'Gen–X' romantic sandwich than the higher profile REALITY BITES.…
To Die For (1994): Dir. Peter MacKenzie
Feat. Thomas Arklie, Ian Williams, Dilly Keane…; A bizarre, often amusing ‘gay’ version of BLITHE SPIRIT, in which Thomas Arklie is haunted by the camped–up spirit of recently…
Trapped in Paradise (1994): Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Dana Carvey, Jon Lovitz; A successful heist for bank–robbers' Nicolas Cage, Dana Carvey and John Lovitz goes awry when their clean getaway is obstructed by the cloying…
Treasure Hunt (1994): Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; CIA operative Chow Yun–Fat falls in love while on secret assignment at mainland Shaolin monastery. Bubble–headed romance with some action…
Vanya On 42nd Street (1994): Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Andre Gregory; The late director's final film recouples him with Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory from MY DINNER WITH ANDRE for another compulsive round of…
Vicar of Dibley, The (TV Series) (1994-2000): Feat. Dawn French; Dawn French gives her keynote TV role as a boisterous female minister who comes to serve in an eccentric small town. Consistently funny, with…
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994): Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Miko Hughes; Ingenious post–script to the tired NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. franchise in which castmembers of the previous films (playing themselves), too, become…
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1993): Dir. Tom Shadyac
Feat. Jim Carrey; Carrey overdoes it as an obnoxious private eye with an animal niche and finds himself catapulted to mega–stardom. Not the schlock comedy…
Addams Family Values (1993): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd; Not bad sequel focuses less on Gomez & Morticia, and gets more comic mileage from the rest of the gang.
Adventures of Brisco County Jr., The (TV Series) (1993-1994): Dir. Bryan Spicer
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Julius Carry, Christian Clemenson; Wacky TV western following a Harvard–educated lawyer–turned–bounty hunter who goes after an outlaw using a range of curiously…
Air Up There, The (1993): Dir. Paul M. Glaser
Feat. Kevin Bacon; Kevin Bacon plays a disillusioned basketball coach who sets off to rural Africa in pursuit of the ultimate star player.
Airheads (1993): Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler…; Three frustrated metal–heads hold a radio–station to ransom in a vain attempt to get their music played and become rock stars. The cool…
Amos and Andrew (1993): Dir. E. Max Frye
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson; Cage and Jackson are unwitting abductor and hostage in an exclusive but crazy white neighbourhood. Sharply exacted racial satire is littered with…
Ben Elton Live 1993 & 1997 (1993-1997): Feat. Ben Elton; The genius writer behind BLACK ADDER and THE YOUNG ONES, he attacks performance with his own special style and wit – like "Groucho Marx on…
Beverly Hillbillies (1993): Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Diedrich Bader, Dabney Coleman, Buddy Ebsen…; A hair–brained big–screen remake, which despite being well re–cast, re–works what barely passed for a plot in THE ADDAMS…
Born Yesterday (1993): Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. Melanie Griffith, John Goodman, Don Johnson; Remake of the 1950 film of the same name (itself based on the Broadway play by Garson Kanin) starring Melanie Griffith as the ditzy showgirl…
Business Affair, A (1993): Dir. Charlotte Brandstom
Feat. Carole Bouquet, Christopher Walken, Jonathan Pryce…; Would–be writer Carole Bouquet is caught between her husband (another struggling scribe) and publisher Christopher Walken. European…
Calendar (1993): Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Atom Egoyan, Arsinee Khanjian; Dir. Atom Egoyan and his real–life wife Arsinee Khanjian play a romantic–professional couple whose photographic calendar assignment in…
Cemetery Club, The (1993): Dir. Bill Duke
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello…; Three Jewish widows in their 60s re–enter the dating game in this light but generally well–regarded comedy. All the cast put in…
Chef! (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Lenny Henry; Comedian Lenny Henry plays a tyrannical Michelin star chef (a la Gordon Ramsey) in this well–received BBC dramedy, remembered for Henry's…
Clerks (1993): Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes…; Made for $27,000 in the convenience store where the director (then) worked, this follows a rude and bizarre day in the lives of two lowly grocery…
Comic Strip Presents: Five Go Mad in Dorset / Susie (1993): Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson…; Two 'Comic Strip' comedies on one tape. 'Five Go Mad...' hilariously sends up the po–faced adventures of Enid Blyton's childrens books, while…
Coneheads (1993): Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin; Slightly strained attempt at stretching a five–minute sketch idea with its one–note 'alien' novelty. Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise…
Dallas Doll (1993): Dir. Ann Turner
Feat. Sarah Bernhardt; Sandra Bernhardt plays a free–spirited American who turns the lives of a middle–class Sydney family on its ear with her unbridled…
Dave (1993): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver; Kline makes a few policy changes as an average Joe presidential lookalike who gets a shot as president after the real McCoy has a stroke. Thoroughly…
Dazed and Confused (1993): Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Matthew McConaughey…; Set on campus in 1976, this is a marvellous youth–movie/nostalgia–trip which treats the hopelessly insignificant as a source of constant…
Deadly Advice (1993): Dir. Mandie Fletcher
Feat. Jane Horrocks, Brenda Fricker, Jonathan Pryce…; A wicked little black comedy about murder in small, genteel provincial town on the Welsh borders. The twist is to have the bickering ghosts of…
Desperate Remedies (1993): Dir. Peter Wells, Stewart Main
Feat. Michael Hurst, Cliff Curtis, Kevin Smith…; An audacious, decadent soap–opera which proudly flaunts its contempt for traditional local film–making with drugs, kinky sex,…
Director's Cut, The (The Pickle) (1993): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Danny Aiello, Shelley Winters, Dyan Cannon…; Yet another film about film–making. Danny Aiello portrays the alter–ego of director Paul Masursky, a self–obsessed and aging film…
Fatal Instinct (1993): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn, Sean Young; Armand Assante, Sherilyn Fenn and Sean Young parody themselves in this over–familiar send–up of the Hollywood psycho–thriller.
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1993): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, John Hannah…; Hugh Grant plays a loveable bachelor who is forever celebrating the romantic union of his friends, but is dreadfully reluctant to take the plunge…
Frasier (TV Series) (1993-2004): Feat. Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney…; CHEERS star Kelsey Grammer hit television paydirt with this long–running sitcom spin–off set around his Boston psychiatrist…
Freaked (1993): Dir. Tom Stern, Alex Winter
Feat. Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves; A film–school–renegade comedy from actor, Alex 'Bill and Ted' Winter. He becomes an unwilling participant in a freak–show that uses…
Full Frontal (TV Series) (1993-1995): Feat. Eric Bana, Jane Turner, Gina Riley…; This classic Australian comedy show initially started off as an extension of similar sketch show FAST FORWARD, retaining the same fast paced humour…
Goodnight Sweetheart (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Nicholas Lyndhurst, Dervla Kirwan, Michelle Holmes; A suffering 90's husband finds a way to travel back in time to war time 40's London where he acquires a new lady friend and must juggle his modern…
Groundhog Day (1993): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott…; Bill Murray is perfectly cast as a cranky TV weatherman who gets stranded in a tin–pot town, where he wakes every day in the same day, over and…
Heartbreak Kid, The (1993): Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. Alex Dimitriades; Alex Dimitriades plays a hunky college student who becomes romantically entangled with his 22–year–old teacher. Sensitively drawn…
Hercules Returns (1993): Dir. David Parker
Feat. David Argue, Michael Carman, Mary Coustas; Three hapless cinema entrepreneurs discover their opening film, HERCULES, is in Italian with no subtitles, so they dub the voices and sound effects…
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1993): Dir. Joel Hershman
Feat. Adrienne Shelly, Sean Young, Diane Ladd; A strained attempt at achieving that 'John Waters' feeling, where everyone shouts at one another in a trashy/camp kinda way in trailer–park…
If You See God, Tell Him (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Richard Briers, Adrian Edmondson, Imelda Staunton; Richard Briers (ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE), injured by a freak accident that reduces his attention span to a mere 30 seconds, becomes fixated with TV ads…
Jamon Jamon (1993): Dir. Bigas Luna
Feat. Stefania Sandrelli, Anna Galiena, Juan Diego…; Brazen mix of absurd humour, outrageous melodrama and body fluid, though with all the excitement to be had during the puffing and panting, the climax…
Just Like a Woman (1993): Dir. Chris Monger
Feat. Julie Walters, Adrian Pasdar, Gordon Kennedy; Likeable gender–bending farce stars Julie Walters as a bored divorcee who discovers her hunky new boarder is a straight man who just happens to…
Kika (1993): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Veronica Forque, Peter Coyote, Victoria Abril; A make–up artist juggles the dubious attentions of a porn stud, a philandering crime writer, and a trash TV journo. The perils of media…
Leap of Faith (1993): Dir. Richard Pearce
Feat. Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich…; Steve Martin plays a charismatic but crooked evangelist whose mock–miracles lead to a personal revelation. Lightweight and sentimental, but the…
Les Visiteurs (Visitors, The) (1993): Dir. Jean-Marie Poire
Feat. Jean Reno, Christian Clavier; Beleaguered, not to mention slobbish, medieval knights Jean Reno and Christian Clavier are plonked down is present–day Paris to duel over…
Life in the Theatre, A (1993): Dir. Gregory Mosher
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Matthew Broderick; An affectionate and heartfelt look at thespian lives from playwright David Mamet. Jack Lemmon and Matthew Broderick are the 'spring and autumn' pair…
Life With Mikey (1993): Dir. James Lapine
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, Cyndi Lauper…; Michael J. Fox plays a former child star who becomes a talent agent for child stars as an adult, and takes on a difficult kid who gets by from…
Loaded Weapon 1 (1993): Dir. Gene Quintano
Feat. Emilio Estevez; A new franchise in which the Gibson/Glover team come under satirical fire.
Made in America (1993): Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, Will Smith; Whoopi Goldberg is shocked to discover the 'sperm–donor' father of her daughter is in fact brash, white cowpoke Ted Danson.
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda…; Woody Allen reunites with Diane Keaton as insecure marrieds who get involved in solving what could be a neighbourhood murder. Alan Alda and Anjelica…
Meteor Man, The (1993): Dir. Robert Townsend
Feat. Robert Townsend, James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby…; Black–American spoof of SUPERMAN doubles as a commentary on their urban crime problem. James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Luther Vandross help out…
Money for Nothing (1993): Dir. Ramon Menendez
Feat. John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen…; Fact–based account of an unemployed Philadelphia dockworker who scooped up US$1.2 million that fell out the back of an armoured car and decided…
Mr. Wonderful (1993): Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt…; The writer/director of TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY directs for the American market, and though a sweet enough romantic confection it lacks the genuine…
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Robin Williams, Sally Field; Robin Williams rummages around in the women's costume closet and finds the biggest hit of his career. Not since Mork and Mindy has he been given the…
Much Ado About Nothing (1993): Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves…; Kenneth Branagh plunders the Bard again and pulls off a rare breed of romantic escapism. Here he somehow modifies the traditional text for an…
My Father, the Hero (1993): Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Katherine Heigl, Lauren Hutton; Innocuous English language retread of MON PERE CE HEROS, with Gerard Depardieu in the title role he played in the original.
My Life's in Turnaround (1993): Dir. Eric Shaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward
Feat. Eric Shaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward, John Sayles…; Two NY deadbeats, playing themselves, decide to make a movie out of thin air, pitching non–ideas to baffled producers, greasing up minor stars…
Nanny, The (TV Series) (1993-1999): Feat. Fran Drescher; Fresh out of Queens, NYC, a high–pitched Drescher is accidentally hired by a genteel Broadway producer to look after his children. Fairly…
Night We Never Met, The (1993): Dir. Warren Leight
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Annabella Sciorra, Brooke Smith…; Matthew Broderick enters into a time–share arrangement with two others for set days during the week. Gradually he comes to fall in love with…
Norman Gunston Collection (1993): Feat. Garry McDonald; A comprehensive collection of clips from the latterday incarnation of the 'Norman Gunston Show', where the pallidly cheeky Aussie gets to interview…
Norman Gunston Show, The (1993): Feat. Garry McDonald, Shirley Maclaine; Garry McDonald's ghastly alter–ego, armed with but a microphone, elicits insight as well as fear from luminaries like Shirley Maclaine and…
Prelude to a Kiss (1993): Dir. Norman Rene
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan; A storybook romance for love–birds Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan takes on body–swapping proportions after Meg is kissed on their wedding day…
Reckless Kelly (1993): Dir. Yahoo Serious
Feat. Yahoo Serious, Melora Hardin, Alexei Sayle…; One–man–movie–machine Yahoo Serious follows up YOUNG EINSTEIN with another zany send–up of a famous historical figure. This…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 6 (1993): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on 2 VHS tapes. Vol…
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cary Elwes; About two years too late, Mel Brooks spoof of the Men in Sherwood trades its 90+ minutes on the strength of its inspired 60–second trailer.…
Rubin and Ed (1993): Dir. Trent Harris
Feat. Crispin Glover, Howard Hesseman, Karen Black; Truly eccentric comedy in which Crispin Glover and Howard Hesseman set off on a cross country trip to bury a frozen cat, and end up striking it rich…
Seinfeld - Season 5 (TV Series) (1993-1994): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; Further episodes from the popular New York–set sitcom. Season 5.1 – The Mango, The Puffy Shirt, The Glasses, The Sniffing Accountant,…
Serial Mom (1993): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Kathleen Turner; Prickly domestic satire stars Kathleen Turner as the perfect mom – one who'll go to murderous lengths to protect her family.…
Simpsons, The - Season 05 (TV Series) (1993): Many of the most memorably hilarious and iconic episodes from the iconic animated TV Series. 22 episodes on four discs: Homer's Barbershop…
Sleepless in Seattle (1993): Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman; Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan consummate a romance over 3000 miles via a soapy talk–back show. The two leads and a witty, old–fashioned script…
Smell of Reeves & Mortimer, The (TV Series) (1993): Feat. Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer; Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer form the hilarious double–act of this cult sketch show famous for its loopy, off–the–wall humour and…
Snapper, The (1993): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Colm Meaney; Dublin–set working–class comedy from the pen of Roddy 'The Commitments' Doyle. Harassment and embarrassment ensue for a family when they…
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993): Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Mike Myers, Nancy Travis; Better–than–expected follow up from WAYNE'S WORLD's Mike Meyers. The plot acts as merely a thread off which a number of inspired ideas…
Son of the Pink Panther (1993): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Roberto Benigni, Claudia Cardinale, Herbert Lom; Eighth sequel (no less) to the Pink Panther series has the elastic Roberto Benigni cast as Inspector Clouseau's son in another accident–prone…
Son-in-Law (1993): Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Pauly Shore; Pauly Shore is a fish–out–of–water as a Californian wild dude stuck in the tranquil country home of his would–be girlfriend,…
Sonatine (1993): Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Ayo Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe; Those familiar with 'Beat' Takeshi's films will know what to expect from this latest elegy to gangster violence. His personal demons manifest in…
Splitting Heirs (1993): Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey; Switched–at–birth themed burlesque with Eric Idle looking to reclaim the wealth of his American cousin.
Stalag Luft (1993): Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Stephen Fry, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Geoffrey Palmer…; Made–for–TV POW spoof could easily be dubbed 'The Worst Escape'; it stars Stephen Fry as a would–be escapee whose many attempts at…
Stark (1993): Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Colin Friels, Jacqueline McKenzie, Ben Elton; Neatly executed adaptation of humorist Ben Elton's first novel, an eco–thriller fuelled by Elton's unflagging humour. Follows an international…
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1993): Dir. Masayuki Suo
Feat. Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka; Unabashed low–brow comedy about a gang of misfits who tussle it out in a Tokyo University wrestling ring, which also serves as the circle in…
Tango (1993): Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Thierry Lhermitte, Philippe Noiret, Richard Bohringer; Left by his wife, Thierry Lhermitte hits the road to track her down with the help of his misogynist uncle, Phillippe Noiret. Hitman Richard Bohringer…
Te Video: Billy T James and Friends (1993): Feat. Billy T. James, Rima Te Wiata, Rawiri Paratene…; Compilation video featuring sketches from Billy T's inspired television show, including the pilot episode which was apparently never broadcast.
Three of Hearts (1993): Dir. Yurek Bogayevicz
Feat. Kelly Lynch, William Baldwin, Sherilyn Fenn…; In an effort to win back her lesbian lover, Kelly Lynch employs the services of male escort Billy Baldwin. Sherilyn Fenn proves she's worth winning…
Toys (1993): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Michael Gambon, Joan Cusack…; Even Robin Williams' enormous talent and inspired art direction fail to enliven this comic fantasy. It plays more like a bad dream from which you…
Tracey Ullman - Takes On New York (1993): Dir. Don Scardino
Feat. Tracey Ullman; British comedian/impersonator/celebrity Tracy Ullman tackles an eccentric selection of alter–egos, all characters experiencing New York for the…
Twenty Bucks (1993): Dir. Keva Rosenfeld
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Christopher Lloyd, Brendan Fraser…; The path of a twenty dollar note connects a number of comic vignettes, most of which hit the mark. Polished up from a recently discovered 1935…
Undercover Blues (1993): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid; Kathleen Turner and Dennis Quaid star in this farcical thriller as husband–and–wife Private I's, forced to combat international…
Untold Story, The (1993): Dir. Herman Yau
Feat. Danny Lee, Anthony Wong; Outrageous gross–out thriller that may put you off Chinese food for life – based on the "Eight Immortals Restaurant murders" that took…
Wayne's World 2 (1993): Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Christopher Walken…; Party time for Mike Myers and Dana Carvey again in this not–quite–so–excellent sequel.
Wedding Banquet, The (1993): Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Dion Birney, Jeanne Kuo Chang, Winston Chao…; A simple white lie gets way out of hand for a gay Chinese–New Yorker when his excited parents fly in from Taiwan to celebrate his 'straight'…
Who's the Man? (1993): Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Doctor Dre, Ed Lover, Ice-T…; Doctor Dre, Ed Lover and Ice–T head over fifty rap stars for this comic whodunnit about a pair of inept barbers who somehow become cops on the…
Window to Paris (1993): Dir. Yuri Mamin
Feat. Agnes Soral; A constantly inventive comic fantasy about a group of luckless Russkies who find they can enter gay Paris from a window in their appalling St.…
Younger and Younger (1993): Dir. Percy Aldon
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Julie Delpy, Lolita Davidovich; The director of BAGDAD CAFÉ fashions another quirky, character–driven comedy of self–discovery. Donald Sutherland must reconsider his…
Zero Patience (1993): Dir. John Greyson
Feat. John Robinson, Normand Fauteur, Dianne Heatherington; Completely unusual AIDS musical is a chaotic pastiche of sketches and styles that collectively debunk the various myths about the origins of AIDS.…
Absolutely Fabulous (TV Series) (1992-2002): Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley; Comedy darling Jennifer Saunders and sweetie Joanna Lumley tap a popular vein and strike gold with this Saunders–penned post–feminist…
Accidental Golfer, The (1992): Dir. Lasse Aberg
Feat. Lasse Aberg, Jon Skolmen, Mats Bergman; A redundant factory worker becomes the object of an expensive golfing wager between a millionaire and his mistress. Big Scandanavian hit comes dubbed…
Accidental Hero (Hero) (1992): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Geena Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia…; Media–hero satire in which TV reporter Davis survives a plane–crash and offers a cash reward to her anonymous saviour.
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Richard Johnson, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Spriggs…; TV drama based on the post–war satirical novel by Angus Wilson, following an aging historian (Richard Johnson) as he reflects on his youth, his…
Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3) (1992): Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz; Raimi's third 'Evil Dead' movie is an out–and–out Pythonesque comic–fantasy in which the hero, Ash, confronts simpleton locals and…
As Time Goes By (TV Series) (1992): Dir. Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer; A justifiably celebrated British sitcom, in which youthful 1950s lovers Dench and Palmer accidentally reconnect in middle age and tentatively…
Benny and Joon (1992): Dir. Jeremiah Chechik
Feat. Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn; Another quirky outing in American suburbia with Depp a Chaplin–esque loner who befriends Masterson, the 'mental' sister of an…
Bill Hicks - Relentless (1992): Feat. Bill Hicks; Stand–up genius recorded during the 1991 Montreal Comedy Festival at the Centaur Theatre, and showcasing the much–acclaimed Bill Hicks at…
Bligh (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley, Jimeoin; A motley spoof on the Australian governorship of Captain Bligh, who after the 1806 'Bounty' fiasco took up residence in Sydney. Featuring not a…
Bob Roberts (1992): Dir. Tim Robbins
Feat. Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman…; Bob Dylan meets Ronald Reagan in this 'Spinal Tap' of politics. Robbins stars in this own scathing send up of the U.S. political system and…
Boomerang (1992): Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry…; Sparkling Eddie Murphy vehicle in which he sends up his own womanising image. He gets a dollop of his own medicine when he falls for…
Braindead (Dead Alive) (1992): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver, Elizabeth Moody; Local prodigy's magnum opus may well be the last word in zombie film. What begins as a nervous romance for naive young Lionel soon turns into a…
Broadway Bound (1992): Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. Anne Bancroft, Hume Cronyn; Third film in the trilogy based on the Neil Simon's memoirs remains faithful to its stage origins. His alter–ego aspires to write successful…
Carry On Columbus (1992): Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Julian Clary, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle; Julian Clary, Rik Mayall and Alexei Sayle, among others, contribute double entendres aplenty to this tribute to that '60s comic institution, the…
CB4 (1992): Dir. Tamra Davis
Feat. Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Chris Elliott…; Uneven attempt at doing for 'gangster rap' what SPINAL TAP did for heavy–metal. More of a homage than a satire, this will mainly appeal to…
Class Act (1992): Dir. Randall Miller
Feat. Meshach Taylor, Rick Ducommun; Funky feature with HOUSE PARTY rap act Kid 'n' Play as a straight–A student and street–wise homeboy who have their identities switched at…
Complete Denis Leary Live, The (Lock 'n' Load, No Cure for Cancer) (1992-1997): Dir. Ted Demme
Feat. Denis Leary; Collection of 'Shock' comedian Denis Leary's best live gigs; also an actor, he makes comic hay of non–smokers, PC society and various other…
Dear Diary (Caro Diario) (1992): Dir. Nanni Moretti
Feat. Nanni Moretti; Often hilarious and inspiring film travelogue follows the endearing Nanni Moretti's personal experiences over 18 months. Over three chapters, he…
Death Becomes Her (1992): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn; Streep, Willis and Hawn turn in spot–on performances for this hilarious send–up of Tinseltown's obsession with youth. The zany plot…
Delicatessen (1992): Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Feat. Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon, Karin Viard…; Two former Ad–men splash down with an audacious, darkly comic masterpiece set in a vegetarianist, post–apocalyptic future. Consumed with…
Discrete, La (1992): Dir. Christian Vincent
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Judith Henry, Maurice Garrel…; Things don't go to plan for a philandering writer who refuses to commit emotionally. A literary yet accessible essay on sexual game–playing,…
Distinguished Gentleman, The (1992): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Eddie Murphy; Perennial con–man Eddie Murphy wangles his way to Washington and discovers his petty untruths are small potatoes compared to the corruption…
Ed and His Dead Mother (1992): Dir. Jonathan Wacks
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty; Steve Buscemi distinguishes this otherwise routine comedy–horror about about a mommie's boy who can't sever the apron strings, even after…
Encino Man (California Man) (1992): Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore; Debut vehicle for MTV guru Shore about a youthful cave–man who becomes an unlikely fraternity hero when he is awakened in contemporary L.A.
Favour, The Watch and the Very Big Fish, The (1992): Dir. Ben Lewin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum, Natasha Richardson…; In gay Paris, Bob Hoskins plays a frustrated photographer whose life complicates after friend Jeff Goldblum asks a most unusual favour.
Frauds (1992): Dir. Stephan Elliot
Feat. Phil Collins, Hugo Weaving, Nicholas Hammond; Phil Collins plays a smooth–talking, sleazy insurance investigator hell bent on making life miserable for a young couple who have made a claim.…
George Carlin - Live (1992): Feat. George Carlin; The government, the military, golfers and the media are just some of the victims of this stand up sensation, here best known as Rufus from the 'Bill…
Get Back (TV Series) (1992-1993): Feat. Ray Winstone, Carol Harrison, Larry Lamb…; Limp sitcom with Ray Winstone as an East End boy now running a menswear shop facing financial ruin. Notable only for an early Kate Winslet role and…
Greenkeeping (1992): Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Mark Little, Gia Carides; Mark Little plays 'yer average bloke' struggling to maintain his job as a green–keeper at the local bowling club while his wife indulges in…
Heartbeat (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Nick Berry, Niamh Cusack; Former EastEnder Nick Berry starred as a bright–eyed police constable in this long–running, rose–tinted serial set during the…
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern; Macaulay Culkin gets a whopping great pay rise to star in what is essentially a remake of his small–fry blockbuster set in Big Apple.
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992): Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Rick Moranis, Lloyd Bridges, John Shea; Sequel to HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS sees prof Rick Moranis turn his infant into what fast becomes an Empire State Human!…
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992): Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Nicolas Cage, James Caan; Likeable loser Nicolas Cage tries to win back the bride–to–be he lost for the weekend to smarmy card–shark James Caan. Dynamic…
House of Angels (1992): Dir. Colin Nutley
Feat. Helena Bergstrom, Rikard Wolff, Sven Wollter; Two Harley–riding city slickers descend on a country village and obliviously stir up a hornet's nest among the townfolk. Old–fashioned,…
Housesitter (1992): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn; Steve Martin is sub–par here as an architect whose new dream house is not a home when his girlfriend refuses to marry him. Enter Goldie Hawn as…
Husbands and Wives (1992): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Liam Neeson…; A Woody Allen 'art–imitates–life' parable about aging intellectuals with the twenty–year itch. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack and Liam…
In the Soup (1992): Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals…; Steve Buscemi lends his bug–eyed innocence as a wannabee film–maker who becomes involved with a charismatic hood who promises to raise…
Johnny Stecchino (1992): Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni; Celebrated comedian Roberto Benigni, also co–writes and directs this tale of a meek bus–driver mistaken for a notorious gangster. The…
La Crise (1992): Dir. Coline Serreau
Feat. Vincent Lindon, Patrick Timsit, Zabou; Another smart comedy of crises from the comedienne director of THREE MEN AND A CRADLE and ROMUALD ET JULIETTE. A high–powered corporate…
La Vie De Boheme (1992): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Matti Pellonpaa, Evelyne Didi, Andre Wilms; An achingly deadpan treatment of the book that served as the basis for Puccini's opera. Ironically romantic portrait of deadbeat, impoverished…
Larry Sanders Show, The (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Garry Shandling, Rip Torn, Jeffrey Tambor…; A seminal comic work that preceded the likes of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM and 30 ROCK, Garry Shandling's parody of the late–night talk show hit all…
League of Their Own, A (1992): Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Geena Davis, Madonna, Tom Hanks…; Good–natured comedy centres around the female baseball league that formed while the men were off fighting in WW2.
Leon the Pig Farmer (1992): Dir. Gary Sinyor, Vadim Jean
Feat. Mark Frankel; Well–written comic gem has Jewish boy Mark Frankel discovering (shock! horror! the guilt!) that his real parents are not the suburban…
Love Potion No. 9 (1992): Dir. Dale Launer
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Tate Donovan, Dale Midkiff; Hokey rom–com following a lonely biochemist who discovers a "love potion" that can cause those around him to be hopelessly attracted to him.
Mad About You (TV Series) (1992): Feat. Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, John Pankow; Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt lengthened already solid acting careers with this light, fail–safe nineties sticom detailing the relationship…
Martin (TV Series) (1992-1997): Feat. Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, Carl Anthony Payne II; Sassy sitcom vehicle for Martin Lawrence, who plays his alter–ego Martin Payne, a radio and television personality. Focuses on his romantic…
Matinee (1992): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. John Goodman, Cathy Moriaty, David Clennon; The director of GREMLINS and EXPLORERS affectionate nod to science fiction B–movies and film director/gimmickmeister, William Castle. Set…
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful (1992): Dir. John Fortenberry
Feat. Julie Brown, Bobcat Goldthwait; The talented Julie Brown sharpens her claws and is not afraid to use them in this parody of Madonna's self–adoring documentary, TRUTH OR DARE.
Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992): Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill…; 'Straight' comic vehicle for Chevy Chase in which he plays a womanising stock–broker blessed/cursed with invisibity. Blessed with some great,…
Men Behaving Badly (TV Series) (1992-1999): Dir. Martin Dennis
Feat. Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey, Harry Enfield…; Disturbingly accurate blokey series about two best mates sharing a home and countless cans of beer together while waxing lyrical on the complications…
Mistress (1992): Dir. Barry Primus
Feat. Martin Landau, Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello…; A movie movie about a struggling Hollywood writer whose ethics are violated on the hellish road to production by hack producers Martin Landau, Robert…
Mo' Money (1992): Dir. Peter MacDonald
Feat. Damon Wayans; Damon Wayans headlines as a con–artist whose stroll along the straight–and–narrow ends with his job in a credit card office. Lots…
Mr. Saturday Night (1992): Dir. Billy Crystal
Feat. Billy Crystal, David Paymer, Helen Hunt…; A self–parody–come–cautionary tale from Billy Crystal in his directing debut, about a stand–up comedian who has trouble…
My Cousin Vinny (1992): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei; Joe Pesci plays a well–meaning but inept Brooklyn lawyer, hired to defend his innocent young cousin deep in redneck country. Better than it…
Newsies (1992): Dir. Kenny Ortega
Feat. Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret…; Disney musical based loosely on the 1899 New York City Newsboys' strike, in which the young newspaper hawkers of the city rose up to demand fair…
Noises Off! (1992): Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott; Carol Burnett, Michael Caine and Denholm Elliot front this American film version of the West–End backstage farce as members of a screwball…
Peter's Friends (1992): Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie…; British stiff–upper–lip spin on the BIG CHILL with Kenneth Brannagh and friends. They come across as something of a lacklustre lot,…
Police Story 3 (Supercop) (1992): Dir. Stanley Tong
Feat. Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh; Jackie Chan returns as death–defying maverick cop Ka Kui, while Michelle Yeoh offers some savvy sidekick. From the director of Jackie's first…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 5 (1992): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on 2 discs or tapes.…
Return of Spinal Tap, The (A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out) (1992): Dir. Jim Di Bergi
Feat. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer; Follow–up mockumentary to the beloved THIS IS SPINAL TAP, following the band on a sad final tour of the USA to promote their album Smell the…
Roseanne Arnold - Live from Trump Castle (1992): Feat. Roseanne; The star of TV's 'Roseanne' show gives an exemplary live performance, bringing her ribald, astute wit to the fore, plus a renowned ability for comic…
Rowan Atkinson Live (1992): Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Rowan Atkinson; A rare live performance from Rowan Atkinson, playing a variety of weird and wonderful characters in front of a live aud.
Saturday Night Live - 15th Anniversary Special (1992): Feat. Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks…; Compilation of some of the best sketches from the first fifteen years of the US TV–show 'Saturday Night Live'. This programme was a training…
Schtonk! (1992): Dir. Helmut Dietl; Following the broad outlines of the 1983 'Hitler diaries' case, in which a forgery of the Fuhrer's scatological jottings was 'discovered', this…
Seinfeld - Season 4 (TV Series) (1992-1993): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; Further episodes from the popular New York–set sitcom. Season 4.1 – The Trip: Part 1 & 2, The Pitch, The Ticket, The Wallet, The…
Simple Men (1992): Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Robert Burke, Bill Sage, Martin Donovan…; Hartley's third feature re–visits his deadpan, sexy and intellectual world in which two brothers set off to find their estranged father.
Simpsons, The - Season 04 (TV Series) (1992): The episodes of season 4 brought the Simpsons global acclaim in the early 90's as the sharpest (slightly subversive) voice in family…
Singles (1992): Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Campbell Scott…; Despite the grungy soundtrack and the Seattle setting, this ain't a gritty depiction of long–hairs trying to put their anarchic stamp on the…
Sister Act (1992): Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg; Whoopi Goldberg cavorts in a convent to evade the nasty boys after witnessing a gangland murder. Good–natured…
Sneakers (1992): Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier…; This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
Stay Tuned (1992): Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. John Ritter, Pam Dawber, Jeffrey Jones…; Elaborate fantasy send–up of trash TV culture in which John Ritter and Pam Dawber get sucked into their TV set and are forced to endure…
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992): Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Estelle Getty, JoBeth Williams…; Taking a leaf out of Arnie's playbook, Sylvester Stallone tries his hand at comedy – sending up his tough guy persona as a mommy's boy who has…
Straight Talk (1992): Dir. Barnet Kellman
Feat. Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne…; Easy–going comedy with Dolly Parton as a country gal who becomes a wildly popular 'agony aunt' on a Chicago radio station. Dolly livens up an…
Strictly Ballroom (1992): Dir. Baz Luhrmann
Feat. Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Barry Otto…; An extraordinary comedy set in the world of ballroom dancing, appropriately loaded with glitz, self–mocking and brashness. While at its…
Used People (1992): Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates…; Feathers fly in the hen–house of recently widowed Shirley Maclaine when courted by debonair Marcello Mastroianni.
Vita Cane (Life's a Bitch aka Vita da Cane) (1992): Dir. Carlo Liconti; An Italian hairdresser plays loverboy with a bevy of clients, but things snowhall hilariously when, to everyone's dismay, he falls in strictly…
Wayne's World (1992): Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe; Adapted from Mike Myers and Dana Carvey's Saturday Night Live TV skit, this full–length running gag makes the most of likeable loonies Wayne…
White Men Can't Jump (1992): Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson; Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson team for this pacey comedy–thriller as a pair of hot–shot basketball hustlers whose scam relies on the…
Wild Target (1992): Dir. Pierre Salvadori
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Guillaume Depardieu; Jean Rochefort is a fastidious hitman whose mania for control, both at home and on assignment, is dangerously weakened when he apprentices Gerard…
Absolute Hell (1991): Dir. Anthony Page
Feat. Judi Dench, Francesca Annis; Classic BBC television production based on Rodney Ackland's book of the same name: a black, bleak comedy about about a sex–addicted , boozy…
Addams Family, The (1991): Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd…; Huston, Julia and Lloyd star in this glossy update of the '60s TV series. Inventive, blackly comic and lavishly gothic production design.
Another You (1991): Dir. Maurice Phillips
Feat. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Mercedes Ruehl; The final collaboration between Pryor and Wilder has its moments within a fairly weak plot about a pair of dishonest types drawn into a congame.
Ben Elton: The Very Best of... Live - Volume 1 (1991): Feat. Ben Elton; Side–splitting stand–up from the genius writer behind THE YOUNG ONES and BLACK ADDER. Ben washes down political satire with good old…
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991): Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler…; Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter return as a couple of crazed teenagers who are sent on a Bogus Journey through a round trip to heaven and hell in this…
Bottom (TV Series) (1991-1995): Dir. Ed Bye, Bob Spiers
Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson; Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmonson take their unique brand of 'splat–stick' and bad taste to the very limit as unsavoury bachelor boys Richie and…
Breaking In (1991): Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Sheila Kelley; A Stateside charmer from the director of LOCAL HERO about a veteran burglar who takes on a young petty criminal as an apprentice of his trade.
Brittas Empire, The (TV Series) (1991): Feat. Chris Barrie; Set around the mishap–prone executive of the 'Whitbury New Town Leisure Centre', this enjoyable series provided a semi–satirical look at…
Chances (TV Series) (1991-1992): Dir. Helen Gaynor; Noteworthy as perhaps the most risque television series to grace Australian screens, this is a bizarre, self–consciously camp roll through…
City Slickers (1991): Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Billy Crystal; Crystal and two thirtysomething buddies flee the urban rat–race to rekindle their lost youth – on a cattle drive in the Wild West. Fun,…
Commish, The (TV Series) (1991-1995): Feat. Michael Chiklis; Impressionable cop series set in small–town America with Michael Chiklis taking on the role of local police commissioner attempting to balance…
Commitments, The (1991): Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Colm Meaney; Surprise hit simply chronicles the rise and fall of a Dublin soul band, formed by a group of teens with naught better to do. Unashamedly light fare,…
Defending Your Life (1991): Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn…; Albert Brooks plays a high–flying executive who dies in a car accident, then is shifted off to 'Judgement City' – an otherworldly halfway…
Delirious (1991): Dir. Tom Mankiewicz
Feat. John Candy, Mariel Hemingway, Emma Samms…; A soap–opera writer (John Candy) wakes up in his own TV show, with the ability to control events around him by writing them, in this…
Doc Hollywood (1991): Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Julie Warner, David Ogden Stiers…; Star vehicle for Michael J Fox, playing a plastic–surgeon en–route to L.A. who has a car–wreck in South Carolina and ends up…
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Christina Applegate, Danielle Harris; Married With Children bimbo Christina Applegate stars one of a bunch of brats who have to fend for themselves when their geriatric minder carks it.…
Drop Dead Fred (1991): Dir. Ate De Jong
Feat. Rik Mayall, Phoebe Cates, Marsha Mason; Rik Mayall extends his hyperactive 'Young Ones' persona as the imaginary childhood friend of a grown–up Phoebe Cates. The silly stuff is offset…
Edward Scissorhands (1991): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Vincent Price; This inspired contemporary fairy–tale posits Johnny Depp as a boy endowed with sharp appendages, a mixed blessing when it comes to fitting into…
Father of the Bride (1991): Dir. Charles Shyer
Feat. Steve Martin, Martin Short; Entertaining remake with Steve Martin as the Dad who goes into protective overdrive when he finds out his 'baby' plans to wed. Martin Short is…
Fisher King, The (1991): Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams; Jeff Bridges plays a self–obssesed DJ who regains his compassion when his life is saved by an endearing lunatic hobo (Robin Williams) –…
Five Heartbeats, The (1991): Dir. Robert Townsend
Feat. Robert Townsend, Diahann Carroll, Theresa Randle; A bright and snappy musical biopic accounting the rise and fall of a '60s R&B/soul quintet, based loosely on the career of the 'The Dells'.
Flirting (1991): Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman, Noah Taylor; Award–winning sequel to THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE sensitively explores adolescent life in two single–sex high schools in rural Australia,…
Frankie and Johnny (1991): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer; Humble fairy tale about a rocky relationship between hamburger cook and waitress. A dolled down Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this…
Grampire (Moonrise) (1991): Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Al Lewis; The Munsters' Al Lewis turns up on our shores to star in a ghoulish comedy as the blood–sucking but well–meaning grandfather of a…
Great Day On the Beach (1991): Dir. Stellan Olssen
Feat. Erik Clausen, Nina Gunke, Benjamin Rothenborg; A family day at a seaside resort enlightens a six–year–old boy with grand illusions of his extrovert father. A comic, perceptive view of…
Hairdresser's Husband, The (1991): Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena; Everything you may love or loathe about French movies is taken to an (intentional?) extreme in this whimsical venture into the one–track mind…
Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991): Dir. Joseph B. Vasquez
Feat. Doug E. Doug, Mario Joyner, John Leguizamo…; The misadventures of two black and two Hispanic youths who kick around the Bronx on a typical Friday night. A ghetto film with laughs, gusto and a…
He Said, She Said (1991): Dir. Ken Kwapis, Marisa Silver
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane…; Romantic comedy that plays out the relationship between rival journalists twice – once from each perspective. The conservative male and liberal…
Hear My Song (1991): Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Ned Beatty, Tara Fitzgerald; A night–club owner goes to convoluted lengths to restore his credibility by tracking down a long–reclusive singing star (Beatty –…
High Heels (1991): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Victoria Abril; Victoria Abril finds herself accused of murder while trying to fill the 'high heels' of her glamourous celebrity mum. At once ludicrous and enjoyable.
Home Improvement (TV Series) (1991-1999): Feat. Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Jonathan Taylor Thomas…; Highly popular sitcom set around the household of 'Toolman' Tim Taylor, a small–bit celebrity who runs a cable TV home handyman show. With…
Hot Shots! (1991-1993): Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Charlie Sheen; Jim Abrahams gains reprieve from the Zucker brothers to make his own blockbuster spoof in the tradition of their FLYING HIGH and NAKED GUN…
How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt (1991): Dir. Ana Belen
Feat. Carmen Maura, Antonio Resines; Carmen Maura, the morning–star of many an early Almodovar film, enlivens this slight–ish, breezy comedy of domestic meltdown, having to…
Jungle Fever (1991): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Annabella Sciorra, Wesley Snipes; Slick account of an inter–racial affair and its affect on family and friends. Annabella Sciorra and Wesley Snipes star with Spike himself, who…
L.A. Story (1991): Dir. Mick Jackson
Feat. Steve Martin, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker; On form Steve Martin vehicle from his own script, a witty and romantic satire of life in L.A. He unashamedly pokes fun at the city's obsession with…
Life Stinks (1991): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor…; Promising, but finally undistinguished comedy with Mel Brooks playing a millionaire developer who takes a bet that he can't survive homelessness on…
Linguini Incident, The (1991): Dir. Richard Shepard
Feat. David Bowie, Rosanna Arquette, Eszter Balint…; A largely forgotten, but mildly quirky comedy about an odd couple: a waitress (Arquette) who wants to be an escape–artist and a British barman…
Lunatics: A Love Story (1991): Dir. Josh Becker
Feat. Ted Raimi, Deborah Foreman, Bruce Campbell; A Sam Raimi–produced twisted rom–com with brother Ted Raimi as a paranoid, aspiring poet who, after an accidental phone conversation with…
Miss Firecracker (1991): Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard…; Feel–good Southern comedy stars Holly Hunter as the unsung, insecure cousin of the town beauty who dreams of becoming 'Miss Firecracker'…
Motorama (1991): Dir. Barry Shils
Feat. Flea, Meatloaf, Drew Barrymore…; Hip road movie about a 10–year–old delinquent who steals a car and gets life lessons en route from the likes of Flea, Meatloaf and Drew…
Murder Most Horrid (TV Series) (1991-1999): Feat. Dawn French; Satirical comedy series starring Britain's darling funny gal Dawn French (VICAR OF DIBLEY) as she takes on various guises caught up in a different…
Mystery Date (1991): Dir. Jonathan Wacks
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, Brian McNamara…; A big–haired Ethan Hawke stars in this zany teen comedy as a love struck teen whose older brother sets him up with the girl next door.
Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991): Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley; The second in the Naked Gun series, better than half as good as the original.
Night On Earth (1991): Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Winona Ryder, Beatrice Dalle, Roberto Benigni; An exotic excursion through five cities in five taxis; Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome and Helsinki. The clever blend of pathos, humour and…
Object of Beauty (1991): Dir. Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Feat. Andie MacDowell, John Malkovich, Joss Ackland…; An amusing black comedy set around a pair of passionate high–flying art lovers, who contrive the theft of a prized sculpture while in London,…
Old Scores (1991): Dir. Alan Clayton
Feat. John Bach, Tony Barry, Roy Billing; Affectionate comedy about an expatriate Welsh sporting hero who is roped in to a replay of a controversial 1966 test match against the All Blacks…
Only the Lonely (1991): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy…; John Candy's nice guy 38–year–old cop has his romantic life hampered by his outspoken mother. Maureen O'Hara's first screen role in 20…
Other People's Money (1991): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Danny De Vito, Gregory Peck, Piper Laurie…; Who other than Danny De Vito would play a Wall street buccaneer with the scruples of a gestapo chief?
Over Her Dead Body (Enid is Sleeping) (1991): Dir. Maurice Phillips
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Elizabeth Perkins, Jeffrey Jones…; Garish fun with Judge Reinhold and Elisabeth Perkins as a couple of illicit Southern love–birds who kill his wife, but have trouble disposing…
Pope Must Die, The (1991): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Alex Rocco…; Robbie Coltrane is mistakenly elected as Pope in the Comic Strip maestro's follow–up to EAT THE RICH.
Pyrates (1991): Feat. Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick; Minor comedy starring real–life couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick as a young couple who experience pyrokinesis after having sex.
Rage in Harlem, A (1991): Dir. Bill Duke
Feat. Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens…; A sassy comic thriller, set in 50s Harlem. An entertaining cocktail of violence and buffoonery.
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 4 (1991): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
Ren and Stimpy (TV Series) (1991-1995): Dir. John Kricfalusi, Bob Camp; The ground–breaking cartoon misadventures of a hyper chihuahua and a stupid cat that turned animation and good taste on its ear, and inspired a…
Ripoux Contre Ripoux (1991): Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte, Guy Marchand; Sequel to LES RIPOUX reunites the odd couple of petty corrupt cops for another comic round of mischevious errors.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (1991): Dir. Tom Stoppard
Feat. Gary Oldman, Tim Roth; Tom Stoppard films his own play that follows the aimless lives of two incidental characters from HAMLET. Gary Oldman and Tim Roth dazzlingly…
Scenes from a Mall (1991): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Bette Midler, Woody Allen; Bette Midler and Woody Allen pair as an affluent married couple of 14 years who lock horns in a shopping mall when they discover they've had…
Seinfeld - Season 3 (TV Series) (1991-1992): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; Further episodes from the popular New York–set sitcom. Season 3.1 – The Note, The Truth, The Pen, The Dog, The Library Season 3.2…
Shakes the Clown (1991): Dir. Bobcat Goldthwait
Feat. Bobcat Goldthwait, Robin Williams, Julie Brown…; Bobcat stars in his own zany tale of a clown who juggles various crises – job, girl, drinking problem, murder charge – in a town infested…
Sleepers (TV Series) (1991): Feat. Nigel Havers, Warren Clarke; Absurdist BBC spy comedy set in the post–Glasnost era, where it is discovered that two KGB agents assigned to infiltrate British society in the…
Soapdish (1991): Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Kevin Kline, Whoopi Goldberg, Sally Field…; Kevin Kline, Whoopi Goldberg, Sally Field and Robert Downey Jnr. grace this malicious and frantic farce about life on and behind the set of a daytime…
Spirit of '76 (1991): Dir. Lucas Reiner
Feat. David Cassidy, Leif Garrett, Moon Zappa…; Wanting to study the customs of 1776 America, a party of time–travellers from the future end up in a satirised 1970s.
Stepping Out (1991): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Liza Minnelli, Julie Walters, Shelley Winters…; Liza Minnelli slips on her dancing shoes as a part–time instructor who introduces a group of disparate housewives into the world of tap.
Suburban Commando (1991): Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall…; Kids will love Hulk Hogan strutting his stuff as an inter–galactic crime fighter who crash lands in suburbia.
Surviving Desire (Hal Hartley Shorts) (1991): Dir. Hal Hartley
Feat. Martin Donovan; The hour–long 'Surviving Desire' is an earlier Hartley work that focuses on Hartley's world of the 'college–educated slacker' whose…
Switch (1991): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams…; Sultry Ellen Barkin suceeds in a comic role as a womanizing 'man' who is reincarnated in her body and gets a taste of his own sexist medicine.
Tatie Danielle (1991): Dir. Etienne Chatiliez
Feat. Tsilla Chelton, Catherine Jacob, Isabelle Nanty…; Brilliantly absurd black comedy about an elderly widow who does her best to make life miserable for her relatives. Tsilla Chelton is irresistible as…
Tonight at 8:30 (TV Series) (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 4) (1991): Dir. Paul Annett, Sydney Lotterby, John Glenister
Feat. Joan Collins; Comedy series featuring eight one–act Noel Coward plays: 1. Hands Across The Sea – Satirical look at visiting colonials trying to fit…
True Identity (1991): Dir. Charles Lane
Feat. Lenny Henry, Frank Langella, Charles Lane…; Anglo–African comedian Lenny Henry deploys his wonderful gift for mimicry as an actor who unwittingly learns a gangland secret, so assumes the…
V.I. Warshawski (1991): Dir. Jeff Kanew
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Jay O. Sanders, Charles Durning…; Kathleen Turner hams it up as the vivacious gumshoe of Sara Paretski's pulp novellas, grappling with both crime and chauvinism, armed with some sharp…
Volere Volare (1991): Dir. Maurizio Nichetti
Feat. Maurizio Nichetti; From the director of THE ICICLE THIEF comes another enjoyable comic fantasy inter–relating real and fictional worlds. Nichetti himself plays a…
Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael (1991): Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Winona Ryder, Jeff Daniels, Frances Fisher…; Fun vehicle for Winona Ryder. Her patented awkward teen is one of the townfolk who eagerly await the homecoming of their prized celebrity, Roxy…
What About Bob? (1991): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Bill Murray; Psychiatrist Richard Dreyfuss is followed and endlessly harassed on his vacation by a lovable but neurotic Bill Murray. Wonderful lunacy ensues.
Woman, Her Men and Her Futon, A (1991): Dir. Mussef Sibay
Feat. Jennifer Rubin, Grant Show; A woman juggles her career in the film industry with her love life as she tries to find the perfect lover and partner. The star presence of Jennifer…
Adventures of Ford Fairlane, The (1990): Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. Andrew Dice Clay, Wayne Newton, Priscilla Presley; Andrew Dice Clay plays a P.I for the music biz in Hollywood. Both ray–ban clad cool and foul–mouthed bigot, his brand of humour will…
Alice (1990): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Mia Farrow; Whimsical fantasy tale of a rich, bored housewife who takes on a new lease on life when prescibed with mind–altering herbs from a Chinese…
An Evening with Billy T. James and Howard Morrison (1990): Feat. Billy T. James, Sir Howard Morrisson; More hilarity from the legendary comic this time joined by Sir Howard. This was filmed towards the end of James' all too short life.
Another 48 Hours (1990): Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James…; Barely adequate sequel to the buddy–cop smash hit.
Antonia and Jane (1990): Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton; Whimsical portrait of friendship will tickle the fancy of women in particular. Insecurities abound for long–time chums – attractive…
Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Tune in Tomorrow) (1990): Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk; A sophisticated cocktail of fantasy and bent reality in which Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey meet an endearing yet shrewd scriptwriter (Peter Falk)…
Back to the Future 3 (1990): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen…; Fun conclusion to the trilogy sends Marty McFly back to the wild west to resolve the havoc he created in part 2.
Battle Heater (Kotatsu) (1990): Dir. Geroge Iida
Feat. Pappara Kawai, Akira Imoto; A maniacal low–budget doozie about a man–eating Kotatsu heater, this adds its own spirited splash to the horror mini–genre of…
Ben Elton - The Definitive Live Collection (1990-2006): Feat. Ben Elton; 3–disc collection of live stand–up shows from outlandish Brit comedian Ben Elton, includes four shows spanning from 1990 to 2006…
Best of Victor Borge: Act One & Two, The (1990): Feat. Victor Borge; A collection of live performances and routines from the inimitable Victor Borge – raconteur, pianist, comedian and more.
Big Picture, The (1990): Dir. Christopher Guest
Feat. Kevin Bacon; From the writers of SPINAL TAP comes this excellent satire about a student film–maker who attempts to get his first feature made in Hollywood.…
Big Steal, The (1990): Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan; Romantic romp from the makers of MALCOLM, possesses the charm and wit that made that film memorable. Teenager Ben Mendelsohn wins a date with the…
Billy T Live (1990): Feat. Billy T. James; A posthumous performance from the vaults by one of New Zealand's most distinguished comic talents. Featuring one of Billy T's best live…
Bird On a Wire (1990): Dir. John Badham
Feat. Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine…; Mel Gibson plays a protected witness who is wanted by some nasty crooks for putting them behind bars.
Bullseye! (1990): Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Roger Moore, Michael Caine, Sally Kirkland; Lamentable farce has Caine and Moore playing dual roles. Firstly, as nuclear physicists with secret formulas to sell, and secondly as two…
Cadillac Man (1990): Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Robin Williams, Tim Robbins; Motor–mouthed car salesman Robin Williams has his dealership (and alas, the fun) beseiged by a jealous, machine–gun toting husband (Tim…
Chinese Ghost Story 2 (1990): Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Jacky Cheung; The original cast return for another surreal, big–budget fantasy that delivers as much as the first one, with more of a comedic slant. This…
Cry-Baby (Cry baby) (1990): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell…; Another stylish, camp classic from the infamous director who made Divine a cult sensation. Depp heads a super cast in a tribute to the juvenile…
Daddy's Dyin', Who's Got the Will? (1990): Dir. Jack Fisk
Feat. Beau Bridges, Beverly D'Angelo, Tess Harper…; Various estranged family members re–unite when their patriarch decides to call it a life. A hillbilly comedy with lots of quality squabbling.
Dancin' Thru the Dark (Dancing Through the Dark) (1990): Dir. Mike Ockrent
Feat. Peter Beckett, Angela Clarke, Julia Deakin…; An engaged couple's stag and hen parties wind up at the same nightclub, with a mixed reception! Writer Willy (SHIRLEY VALENTINE) Russell again forges…
Danny: Champion of the World (1990): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons; Jeremy Irons stars with his real son Samuel, as father and son crusading to protect their rural community from the ravaging interests of big…
Death in Brunswick (1990): Dir. John Ruane
Feat. Sam Neill, John Clarke; Sam Neill gets himself into deep water when he lands a job in a seedy nightclub, falls in love, but unwittingly gets caught up in ethnic…
Def by Temptation (1990): Dir. James Bond III
Feat. Kadeem Hardison, Bill Nunn, Samuel L. Jackson…; A vampiress uses her smouldering sexuality to lure male victims in this effective update of the '70s blaxploitation genre.
Elementary School, The (1990): Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Jan Triska, Zdenek Sverak, Libuse Safrankova; Sly comedy in which a class of badly behaved Czech schoolboys drive away their timid teacher and learn to love her uniformed, baton–weilding…
Erik the Viking (1990): Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt; A swashbuckling comic fantasy from the Monty Python stable about a Nordic warrior who develops a conscience, and so leads his unruly band of…
Everybody's Fine (Stanno Tutti Bene) (1990): Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni; Marcello Mastroianni plays a fiercely proud but distanced father who embarks unwittingly on a voyage of discovery when he sets out on a surprise…
Flashback (1990): Dir. Franco Amurri
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Kiefer Sutherland, Carol Kane…; Dennis Hopper parodies himself in this enjoyable, wacky film as an achetypal hippie who leads yup–tight FBI agent Kiefer Sutherland down the…
French and Saunders (TV Series) (1990-1994): Feat. Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders; Comic Strip funnywomen Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders parade highlights from their first, third and fourth TV seasons. Tape 1: Series 1…
Freshman, The (1990): Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, Penelope Ann Miller…; Chucklesome comedy finds NYC film student Broderick forced to run errands for small time mobster Brando (who does a mirror–perfect parody of…
God of Gamblers (1990): Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat; Chow Yun–Fat plays a gambling king who is de–throned by amnesia, then embraced by a petty hustler who discovers he can trigger his memory…
Gravy Train, The (TV Mini-series) (1990-1991): Dir. David Tucker, James Cellan Jones
Feat. Ian Richardson, Alexei Sayle, Francesca Annis…; Intriguing political TV Mini–series based around a scheming Director of European Economic Community and his naive assistant travelling across…
Green Card (1990): Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell; English language debut for Gerard Depardieu as a French musician who enters into a marriage–of–convenience with a stranger (Andie…
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover; This commendable sequel sees the little critters take the mayhem to gargantuan proportions, attempting to take over the entire city of New York.
Guy Maddin Collection, The (Twilight of the Ice Nymphs, The Heart of the World, Archangel) (1990-2000): Dir. Guy Maddin
Feat. Michael Gottli, David Falkenburg, Michael O’Sullivan…; Three films from Canada's silent movie alchemist, all deliciously dreamlike examples of the cult filmmaker's brilliant oeuvre. Twilight of the Ice…
House Party (1990): Dir. Reginald Hudlin
Feat. Robin Harris, Martin Lawrence; A young, all–black cast star in this hip comedy about a group of home–boys who stage the ultimate party while the folks are away. A…
I Love You to Death (1990): Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, Joan Plowright…; Kevin Kline heads a great cast in this endearing black comedy about an embittered housewife who creatively tries to bump off her chronically…
Impromptu (1990): Dir. James Lapine
Feat. Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin…; Splendid frolic with Chopin, Liszt, Delacroix, George Sand and friends gathered at a French country villa. Hilarious and moving, Judy Davis leads a…
Jeeves and Wooster (TV Series) (1990-1993): Feat. Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie; The novels of P G Wodehouse are brought to life by the talents and comic rapport of Stephen Fry (as butler Jeeves) and Hugh Laurie (as English dandy…
Jetsons - The Movie (1990): Dir. William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; Feature length reprise of the futuristic family sees George Jetson face an ecological dilemma upon him landing a promotion. Jane, Judy, Elroy and…
Joe Versus The Volcano (1990): Dir. John Patrick Shanley
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges…; Finding he has only six months to live, Tom Hanks is strangely offered megabucks to jump into a vat of hot lava for the sake of ancient gods.
Keeping Up Appearances (TV Series) (1990-1993): Feat. Patricia Routledge, Clive Swift; The class–conscious paranoia of middle–class Britain is perfectly skewered in this constantly hilarious series. Set around domineering…
Kindergarten Cop (1990): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller; The Hollywood success formula fires on all cylinders, with many laughs, action, a likeable support cast and Arnie on form as an undercover agent…
Lenny Henry - Live and Unleashed (1990): Feat. Lenny Henry, Robbie Coltrane; The black British comedian, doing some of his best impersonations ever. Old and new material also includes favourite characters: Theophilus P.…
Life Is Sweet (1990): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Alison Steadman, Timothy Spall, Jane Horrocks…; Life is always bittersweet in a Mike Leigh film, but never so funny. Naturalism and caricature harmonise is this domestic black comedy thanks to his…
Lonely in America (1990): Dir. Barry Alexander Brown
Feat. Tirlok Malik, Adelaide Miller, Robert Kessler…; An ambitious but genial Indian bachelor elusively chases the American dream in New York. A colourful, spicy comedy from Spike Lee's longtime…
Loose Cannons (1990): Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Gene Hackman, Dom DeLuise…; Clunky buddy cop comedy has Gene Hackman and Dan Aykroyd teaming up to fight crime, only one of them suffers from split personality disorder.
Love at Large (1990): Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer…; Beautifully shot and styled like a '40s detective thriller, this sexy, romantic comedy sees Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins and Anne Archer embroiled…
Match Factory Girl, The (1990): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Kati Outinen, Elina Salo; Aki Kaurismaki concludes his "Proletariat Trilogy" with this bleakly ironic fable following the drab fortunes of a factory–worker (Kati…
Meet the Applegates (1990): Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Ed Jr. Begley, Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman; A wacky satire about a family of insects who assimilate into suburban America in order to blow up a nuclear power plant. As bent as it sounds, from…
Meet the Feebles (1990): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Donna Akesten, Stuart Devenie, Mark Hadlow; "The Muppets meets Blue Velvet in hell" was Fangoria's accurate description of this perversely funny satire featuring an all–puppet cast. From…
Men at Work (1990): Dir. Emilio Estevez
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Hope…; Real–life bros Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen play two garbage men who uncover a conspiracy involving illegal toxic waste dumping and decide…
Mermaids (1990): Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Cher, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci…; Cher plays the sexpot mom of square daughter Winona Ryder who aspires to be a nun. Slight but affecting tale set in small town '60s America, with Bob…
My Blue Heaven (1990): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack…; Steve Martin plays a mob informant who has trouble adapting to his new life–style in suburbia, arranged by FBI dweeb, Rick Moranis.
Nasty Girl, The (1990): Dir. Michael Verhoeven
Feat. Lena Stolze, Hans-Reinhard Muller, Monika Baumgartner; Poignant comedy about an essay prize–winning scholar who creates community havoc when she decides to write about her home town during the Third…
Nuns On the Run (1990): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Eric Idle; Bumbling crooks Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle dress in strange habits to avert the law when a million dollar heist goes awry.
One Foot in the Grave (TV Series) (1990-2000): Feat. Richard Wilson, Annette Crosby; Victor and Margaret Meldrew endure the creeping indignities of old age in this Much–watched British TV Series. The quality of scripting varied…
Peter Sellers - Best Of (1990): Feat. Peter Sellers; A selection of classic moments from the movie career of the incomparable comedian.
Postcards from the Edge (1990): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Meryl Streep, Shirley Maclaine; Loose adaptation of Carrie Fisher's autobiography with Meryl Streep as the high–strung actress coping with the pitfalls of show–biz.…
Pretty Woman (1990): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere; Julia Roberts was catapulted to stardom in this fairy–tale romance about a call–girl who is swept up by Richard Gere, a millionaire…
Quick Change (1990): Dir. Bill Murray
Feat. Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid; Clever caper comedy features the most ingenious bank robbery ever staged. Rollicking fun with Bill Murray, Geena Davis and Randy Quaid.
Re-Animator 2 (Bride Of Re-Animator) (1990): Dir. Brian Yuzna
Feat. Jeffrey Combs; Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West and friends return for a gory homage to Bride of Frankenstein, but its a pale shadow of both films, with noticeably…
Rosalie Goes Shopping (1990): Dir. Percy Adlon
Feat. Marianne Sagebrecht, Brad Davis, Judge Reinhold…; Marianne Sagebrecht, the plump and lovable Bavarian from BAGDAD CAFE, is this time endowed with 37 credit cards and an insatiable appetite for…
Ruby and Rata (1990): Dir. Gaylene Preston
Feat. Yvonne Lawley, Simon Barnett; A cantankerous landlord, a would–be rock singer and a delinquent child have more in common than they realise when they unwittingly share the…
Seinfeld - Season 1 & 2 (TV Series) (1990-1991): Feat. Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards…; The quintesssential 1990s sitcom in which four apartment–dwelling New Yorkers discuss the deceptively trivial minutiae of their lives. On…
Sgt. Kabukiman (1990): Dir. Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz
Feat. Rick Gianasi, Susan Byun; A modest New York cop is gifted the supernatural powers of a Japanese hero enabling him to kick criminal butt, Kabuki–style! Finally, a…
Shock to the System, A (1990): Dir. Jan Egleson
Feat. Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert…; Plagued by mediocrity, bad luck and an intolerant wife, Michael Caine discovers that murder is the remedy for success.
Sibling Rivalry (1990): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher…; Hysterical screwball comedy with Kirstie Alley playing an aspiring writer and neglected wife, whose fling with a handsome stranger leads to mistaken…
Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (Shou hu fei long) (1990): Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Sammo Hung, Liu Chia Liang, Carrie Ng; Amusing action spoof starring the incomparable Samo Hung as one of a pair of bumbling cops who go on the hunt for drug traffickers in Hong Kong, but…
Society (1990): Dir. Brian Yuzna
Feat. Billy Warlock, Connie Danese, Ben Slack; Perverse hallucinations plague a young man in this sqeaumish satire of social mores in LA. The finale is an outrageous orgy of slimy…
Struck by Lightning (1990): Dir. Jerzy Domaradzki
Feat. Garry McDonald; Garry McDonald (yes, Norman Gunston) takes on a 'sober' role as a cantankerous alcoholic who supervises a workshop for the retarded. Potentially dour…
Things Change (1990): Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky…; Playwright David Mamet's comedy of errors about an elderly shoeshine who takes the rap for a mob crime in exchange for his lifelong dream.
Three Men and a Little Lady (1990): Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson…; None–too–demanding sequel to THREE MEN AND A BABY should please the younger set. It follows the three handsome bachelors and their…
Time of the Gypsies (1990): Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic; A fascinating and unconventional glimpse at gypsy life in pre–revolution Yugoslavia. It follows the fortunes of a supernaturally–gifted…
Tremors (1990): Dir. Ron Underwood
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross; Exciting tongue–in–cheek horror flick in the tradition of 50s 'Creature Features' has Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward among the desert yokels…
User Friendly (1990): Dir. Gregor Nicholas
Feat. William Brandt, Alison Bruce, Judith Gibson; An exuberant comic jaunt in which a mysterious kanine statuette becomes the object of hot pursuit for a number of crackpots, each keen to exploit its…
Waiting for God (TV Series) (1990): Feat. Graham Crowden, Stephanie Cole; Two stoic geriatrics refuse to give in to their retirement village sentence in this stubborn comedy of staying young. Crowden is particularly…
Waiting for the Light (1990): Dir. Christopher Monger
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Teri Garr, Clancy Brown; Shirley MacLaine is a hoot in this silly family film about a former magician who moves her straight–laced niece and her mischievous children to…
When Harry Met Sally (1990): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal; Thirtysomething favourite that amicably flirts with the subject of platonic relationships between men and women. Meg Ryan's priceless 'fake orgasm'…
Where the Heart Is (1990): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Uma Thurman, Crispin Glover, Dabney Coleman…; Trendy New York teens are forced out of their parents house to live in a ramshackle dump, and learn the ways of the real world. Kooky fun.
Wicked Willie Comes Again (1990): Dir. Bob Godfrey; The animated adventures of a man and his 'best friend' Willie adapted for the small–screen from Gray Jolliffe's cartoon series. More amusing…
Without You I'm Nothing (1990): Dir. John Boskovich
Feat. Sandra Bernhard; Sandra Bernhard struts her stuff on various New York stages with music, dance and humour packaged into something that's gloriously sexy, flamboyant,…
You Rang, M'lord? (TV Series) (1990): Feat. Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su Pollard; An 'upstairs, downstairs' sitcom from TV writers David Croft and Jimmy Perry (DAD'S ARMY), featuring much of the cast that appeared in the creators'…
Zilch (1990): Dir. Richard Riddiford
Feat. Michael Mizrahi; Ominously–titled comedy–thriller in which a clerk (Michael Mizrahi) becomes involved in a conspiracy involving greedy money–men on…
A Bit of a Do (TV Series) (1989): Feat. David Jason, Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett…; A curly class comedy based the books by REGINALD PERRIN author David Nobbs, this gets good mileage out of its premise of two families – one…
A World Without Pity (Un Monde Sans Pitie) (1989): Dir. Eric Rochant
Feat. Hippolyte Girardot, Mireille Perrier, Yvan Attal; A young Parisian slacker falls in love with an ambitious, bright student but finds the tables turning on his egocentric existence. Rochant's debut…
Andy Kaufman - I'm From Hollywood (1989): Dir. Lynne Margulies
Feat. Andy Kaufman; Cheeky doco tracing renowned comic Andy Kaufman's foray into the world of professional wrestling with all the thrills and spills of specialised…
As Time Goes By (1989): Dir. Barry Peak
Feat. Bruno Lawrence; A distinctively Oz sci–fi comedy, centering around a strange encounter between a knockabout surfer and a time–travelling alien.
Back to the Future 2 (1989): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson…; Second part of the trilogy has Marty McFly catapulted into 2020 and back again into a dark alternate reality. With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd,…
Behaving Badly (TV mini-series) (1989): Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Judi Dench, Frances Barber, Maurice Denham…; A bleak though blackly–comic mini–series with Judi Dench as a dowdy housewife who belatedly comes out of her shell after her husband of…
Best of Billy T, The (1989): Feat. Billy T. James; A collection of fine moments from the TV career of New Zealand's very own comic genius.
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989): Dir. Stephen Herek
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin; Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter play a couple of crazed teenagers who are sent on a Excellent Adventure, collecting famous historical figures via a…
Bill Hicks - Sane Man (1989): Feat. Bill Hicks; An early–ish dose of standup genius from Bill Hicks, here offering himself in Austin, Texas, in 1989 as a rare 'sane man' in the strange world…
Billy Crystal - Midnight Train to Moscow (1989): Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. Billy Crystal; Billy Crystal explores his Russian roots, with a mockumentary 'Jokenost' tour of Russian and a standup performance live at the Pushkin Theatre.
Billy T James Show, The (TV Series) (CUZ FM) (1989): Feat. Billy T. James, Ilona Rogers, Mark Hadlow…; Episodes from the hit sitcom "CUZ FM", centred around the unique persona of NZ's best loved entertainer. Billy plays a radio personality who…
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989): Dir. Howard Brookner
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Julie Hagerty…; An American Playhouse adaptation of four Damon Runyon tales which intersect on New Year's Eve 1928 in a milieu of jazz–age hedonism. A good…
Burbs, The (1989): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher…; A worthwhile comic spin on that age–old comic scenario – what if those strange new neighbours were members of a cannibalistic cult?…
Chances Are (1989): Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Robert Downey, Cybill Shepherd, Ryan O'Neal…; 80s rom–com with a fantasy twist, starring Robert Downey Jr as a young district attorney who dies in 1964, only to be reincarnated in 1987. He…
Chorus of Disapproval (1989): Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Prunella Scales…; A light and slight drama set around widower Jeremy Iron’s move to a seaside town and involvement with a local theatre group. Superb cast livens the…
Clarke and Dawe (The Full Catastrophe) (1989-2009): Feat. John Clarke, Bryan Dawe; Comprehensive compilation of mock interviews from Aussie comic Bryan Dawe and true–blue Kiwi John Clarke (aka Fred Dagg), whose collective…
Cold Feet (1989): Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Keith Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Tom Waits…; A deranged assassin and a strange couple concoct a scheme to smuggle emeralds over the Mexican border. Bawdy, off–kilter Southern romp features…
Cousins (1989): Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young…; Superior remake of COUSIN COUSINE with Danson and Rossellini pretending to be lovers to avenge their unfaithful partners.
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow…; Premium Woody Allen combines the best of his comedic and dramatic worlds. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow and Woody himself do justice to…
Cutting Class (1989): Dir. Rospo Pallenberg
Feat. Brad Pitt, Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen…; Late–80s, high–school set slasher that (semi–)parodies the genre is best known for featuring a young Brad Pitt. While mediocre as a…
Darling Buds of May, The (TV Series) (1989-1991): Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Jason, Pam Ferris…; Top–rating TV comedy based on the H. E. Bates books, set in a not–so–innocent rural England. The complete three series, plus two…
Dead Funny (Penn and Teller Get Killed) (1989): Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. David Patrick Kelly, Jon Cryer, Reg E. Cathey…; Black comedy and magic duo Penn and Teller deploy an array of morbid stage show theatrics within the framework of a fictional feature.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1989): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Steve Martin, Michael Caine; Small–time peddler Steve Martin and aristocratic con–man Michael Caine compete to swindle $50,000 from the next woman they meet. Wild and…
Do the Right Thing (1989): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis…; Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…
Dream Team, The (1989): Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle; Four mental patients are taken by their psychiatrist to see a baseball game and end up lost in New York after he is knocked unconscious while…
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989): Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Victor Wong; Witty Chinese–American fable about a young New Yorker under increasing social pressure, especially from his father, who arranged his marriage…
Emerald City (1989): Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin; Screen adaptation of David Williamson's play about an 'arty' film writer who moves to Sydney and coaxed into making commercial schlock. Funny and…
Eversmile, New Jersey (1989): Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic; Oddball dramedy with Daniel Day–Lewis taking on the role of a dentist travelling by motorbike through South America to provide locals with free…
Family Business (1989): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick; Star–studded caper film that follows a family of criminals and their struggles when attachment clashes with business. Adapted by Vincent…
Fast Forward (TV Series) (1989-1992): Feat. Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley, Jane Turner…; One of the best Australian sketch–comedy series that launched the careers of various comics with a range of grotesque and hilarious…
Feud, The (1989): Dir. Bob D'Elia
Feat. Rene Auberjonois, Joe Grifasi, Stanley Tucci; David Lynch meets Norman Rockwell in this oddly likeable satire of '50s Hicksville gazes upon a spiralling feud between two eccentric families.
Fletch Lives (1989): Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, R. Lee Ermey; Chevy Chase returns as the reckless reporter who resorts to his trademark bag of silly disguises when murder and misadventure follow his inheritance…
Get Smart Again (1989): Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon; A latterday followup to the great Mel Brooks–produced TV Series, with Don Adams returning as the bumbling spy Maxwell Smart, here trying to…
Ghostbusters 2 (1989): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver…; A cash–in for sure, but as much fun as the original, with the paranormal pests here thriving on all the "bad vibes" of grumpy Manhattanites.…
Gods Must Be Crazy II, The (1989): Dir. James Uys
Feat. Jamie Uys; Sequel to the fave comedy where a bush–man encounters an 'evil' coke–bottle. This is more consistantly funny, even if the novelty value…
Harlem Nights (1989): Dir. Eddie Murphy
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx…; An excellent comic cast can't save this mismatched black American riff on THE GODFATHER series, set amid the 1930s jazz–club underworld of…
Heathers (1989): Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty; 'Heathers' are an elite group of glamourous, stuck–up brat–girls who gradually meet their maker courtesy of a rebel Heather (Winona…
Her Alibi (1989): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William (actor) Daniels…; Clunky rom–com about a novelist who falls in love with a beautiful murder suspect that lazily rests on the charms of its moustachioed leading…
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989): Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Rick Moranis; An inventor inadvertently reduces his and the neighbour's kids to a grasshopper's knee–height. With the help of FX wizardry, they fend for…
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989): Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward; Richard E. Grant encores for the director of WITHNAIL AND I to play a manic genius ad–man whose conscience rears its ugly head while he…
I Want To Go Home (1989): Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Linda Lavin, Laura Benson; Satirical French comedy focused on a washed–up American comic artist who reluctantly visits France for an exhibition, only to run into his…
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1989): Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Bernie Casey; From the "In Living Color" team, this is a riotous send–up of those '70s blaxploitation films. A sort of NAKED GUN meets SHAFT, it's hip and…
Icicle Thief, The (1989): Dir. Maurizio Nichetti
Feat. Maurizio Nichetti; Italy's answer to Woody Allen directs and stars in this zany love story–cum–media satire using the film–within–a–film…
Just Me and Mario (1989): Dir. Greg Stitt
Feat. Mark Hadlow; Mark Hadlow portrays a repressed individual obsessed with the music and life of Mario Lanza. It's a surreal, blackly comic take on suburban angst.
K-9 (1989): Dir. Rod Daniel
Feat. James Belushi, Mel Harris, Ed O'Neill; Buddy cop action–comedy starring James Belushi as a bad–tempered San Diego police detective who becomes targeted by an international drug…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 2 (1989-1993): Dir. William Toepfer, Anthony McCarten, Jessica Hobbs; Another good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission – also compiled by the good folk at…
Leningrad Cowboys Go America (Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses, Total Balalaika Show) (1989): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Jim Jarmusch; Laconic, often funny road movie follows an awful Soviet rock group with outlandish hairstyles across backwater USA. Director is Europe's answer to…
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989): Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci…; Riggs and Murtaugh are back in a slicker, crasser, bigger–budget sequel, the hallmarks of Bond–style franchise fare. With Mel Gibson,…
Look Who's Talking (1989): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Bruce Willis…; Amiable comedy featuring 'Mickey', the infant that thinks aloud, courtesy of Bruce Willis. He's more than handful for Mom Kirstie Alley and boyfriend…
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (TV Series) (1989-1994): Feat. Kate Lonergan, Wayne Morris, Tony Robinson; Comical BBC spin on the legend of Robin Hood reimagines fair Marian (Lonergan) as the real saviour of Nottingham Forest and the brilliant brains…
Major League (1989): Dir. David S. Ward
Feat. Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen…; Likeable sports comedy in which a former showgirl inherits a baseball team and tries to sabotage her contract by putting together an incompetent team…
Metropolitan (1989): Dir. Whit Stillman
Feat. Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements, Chris Eigeman; Sundance–winning arthouse hit focuses on the disappearing Manhattan debutante scene. An unknown ensemble play upper–class adolescents who…
Mr. Bean (TV Series) (1989-1995): Dir. John Howard Davies, John Birkin
Feat. Rowan Atkinson; The classic misadventures of Rowan Atkinson's inept alter–ego, updating and widely popularizing the 'silent' comedy style of comedians like…
Mystery Train (1989): Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Joe Strummer, Screamin' Jay Hawkins; Three consecutive stories that take place at the same time and place; one night in a seedy Memphis hotel. Quirky and thought–provoking with…
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Christmas Vacation) (1989): Dir. Jeremiah Chechik
Feat. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid; A John Hughes–penned comedy featuring Chevy Chase as the bedraggled father of the family Griswold, whose plans for a big family Christmas…
Parenthood (1989): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest…; An effervescent and poignant comedy about the trials and tribulations of family life. An impressive ensemble cast headed by Steve Martin provide…
Peter Gunn (1989): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Strauss, Barbara Williams; A telemovie reprise of the iconic 'Private Investigator' series of the late 50s and 60s, with original director Edwards and that famous Mancini tune…
Pink Cadillac (1989): Dir. Buddy Van Horn
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart; Minor Clint Eastwood comic vehicle about a bail–bond bounty hunter who helps out the spouse of a target by rescuing her kidnapped baby from the…
Press Gang (TV Series) (1989-1993): Feat. Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher; Much–loved British TV series follows the fortunes of a newspaper, the 'Junior Gazette', run by a troublesome crowd of teenage students in North…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 3 (1989): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
Return of the Swamp Thing, The (1989): Feat. Louis Jourdan, Heather Locklear, Dick Durock; Everyone's favourite muck–encrusted plant–man is back in a sequel so bad, it's better than the original! The campy…
Romuald et Juliette (1989): Dir. Coline Serreau
Feat. Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier; French comedy at its very best contrasts the lives of a yoghurt company director and a black mother–of–five cleaning lady who through…
Say Anything (1989): Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney; Fresh light is cast on the East–end boy meets West–end girl scenario. Satisfying teen fare.
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (1989): Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Woronov, Ray Sharkey…; This irreverant poke at Hollywood's upper–class has something to offend everyone, but its camp bad taste is kind of endearing. Jacqueline…
See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder; Average teaming of Wilder and Pryor as a deaf man and a blind man on the lam. The high obscene–language level doesn't yield much comic results.
Send a Gorilla (1989): Dir. Melanie Read
Feat. Carmel McGlone, Katherine McRae, Perry Piercy; Valentine's Day spells chaos for three women who run a singing telegram company. A whimsical comedy set and filmed on location here in Wellington.
She's Been Away (1989): Dir. Peter Hall
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, James Fox; After a lifetime in mental institutions, an elderly Peggy Ashcroft is released into the care of her liberal nephew James Fox. A disarming and…
She-Devil (1989): Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Jr. Begley…; A stylised comic treatment of Fay Weldon's dark novel with Rosanne Barr exacting ultimate retribution on husband–stealing rich–bitch…
Shirley Valentine (1989): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti; Pauline Collins adapts her stage role for the screen and the result is an unqualified success. You'll take delight in witnessing her rediscover her…
Simpsons, The (TV Series) (1989): Dir. Various; Fun at home with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson – the definitve animated American family, in the iconic TV series of the 1990s has…
Slaves of New York (1989): Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Bernadette Peters, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt…; Screen adaptation of Tama Janowitz' cult novel about the pretensions and perversions of fashionable New Yorkers. Stars Bernadette Peters.
Steel Magnolias (1989): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah…; Light comedy–come–tearjerker in which six Southern belles congregate at a beauty salon over several years.
Surgical Spirit (TV Series) (1989): Feat. Nichola McAuliffe, Duncan Preston; ITV medical sitcom of the past, centred on a sabre–toothed surgeon (McAuliffe) who juggles workplace politics, home truths, and romantic…
Tall Guy, The (1989): Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson; Jeff Goldblum plays an American actor in England who faces successive crises with obnoxious employer Rowan Atkinson and love interest Emma Thompson.
Tango and Cash (1989): Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell; Enjoyable buddy–cop caper with Stallone and Russell as rugged, competitive partners with a sense of humour.
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down (Atame!) (1989): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril; A mental patient kidnaps his sexy B–movie idol in the hope that she will fall in love with him. Teasingly politically unsound, Almodovar…
Trop Belle Pour Toi (Too Beautiful For You) (1989): Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, Carole Bouquet; Car salesman Gerard Depardieu has a beautiful wife, but becomes infatuated with his plain yet passionate receptionist. Insightful, melancholy comedy.
True Love (1989): Dir. Nancy Savoca
Feat. Annabella Sciorra, Ron Eldard; A raw yet keenly observed slice–of–Italian–life in the Bronx. Annabella Sciorra plays a bride–to–be whose plans to tie…
Turner and Hooch (1989): Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson; Tom Hanks injects lots of fun into this story of a neatness–obsessed detective who takes on a slobbering junkyard dog.
Uncle Buck (1989): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. John Candy, Amy Madigan; John Candy plays a loathsome uncle with a heart of gold left in charge of his brother's kids for the weekend.
Vidiot from UHF, The (1989): Dir. Jay Levey
Feat. Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Kevin McCarthy…; 'Weird' Al Yankovic showcases his brand of crazy satire as the manager of a loony TV station. Pretty stoopid, but kids will love it.
War of the Roses (1989): Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Sean Astin…; Hollywood black humour is taken to the limit here as marital bliss turns to domestic warfare for Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Bold and…
We're No Angels (1989): Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore…; Robert De Niro and Sean Penn team up as a couple of escaped convicts who cross the border in clergical attire.
Weekend at Bernies (1989): Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart; A tacky but highly inventive comedy about two young execs who must ensure their deceased boss at least appears that way in order to enjoy his luxury…
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989): Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. John Candy, Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones…; Comedy–mystery vehicle for John Candy, who plays an often incompetent, sometimes genius, private investigator in search of a kidnapping victim.
Wilt (1989): Dir. Michael Tuchner
Feat. Griff Rhys-Jones, Mel Smith; Tom Sharpe's outrageous farce with Griff Rhys Jones as the dowdy schoolteacher suspected of murdering his social–climbing wife. Bent in all the…
Young Einstein (1989): Dir. Yahoo Serious
Feat. Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard; Ozzie one–man film–making machine Yahoo Serious stars in his own zany slapstick epic about an intrepid young maverick who happens to be a…
18 Again! (1988): Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. George Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony Roberts; Cigar–chomping icon George Burns stars in this gauche 80's comedy in which he inadvertently switches souls with his grandson.
Action Jackson (1988): Dir. Craig R. Baxley
Feat. Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Sharon Stone; Sports hero turned actor Carl Weathers lends charisma as the titular Detroit cop driven by vengeance to stay on the trail of dastardly auto magnate…
Alexei Sayle's Stuff (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Alexei Sayle; Highlights from Alexei Sayle's fab TV show including sketches “The Art of Verbal Abuse” and “Crapbags Holiday Tours”.
An Audience with Peter Ustinov (1988): Feat. Peter Ustinov; Multi–talented actor and writer Ustinov performs a set full of over–the–top anecdotes with his unique brand of observational humour…
Ariel (1988): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpaa; A redundant miner takes his newly acquired Thunderbird to Helsinki in search of financial and emotional security, but is hampered with rotten luck. A…
As Thick As Thieves (1988): Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Christophe Malavoy, Claire Nebout, Francois Cluzet; A practical joke goes awry for a group of successful business men who mislead an aspiring friend into thinking he's struck it rich. Hilarious…
Beetlejuice (1988): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin…; A deceased couple return as ghosts and discover their home has been occupied by an obnoxious family, so decide to enlist the services of…
Big (1988): Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia…; Tom Hanks is perfect as a 12–year–old trapped in an adults body, having to cope with big business and romance without the benefit of…
Big Business (1988): Dir. Jim Abrahams
Feat. Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward…; Midler and Tomlin play sets of identical twins in this mixed–identity farce.
Big Top Pee-Wee (1988): Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Paul Ruebens, Kris Kristofferson, Penelope Ann Miller…; Under–rated second feature with Pee–Wee sees him join a circus and gets involved in a bizarre love triangle, Pee–Wee style! Highly…
Biloxi Blues (1988): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken; Famed scriptwriter Neil Simon (THE GOODBYE GIRL) here gives a semi–autobiographical account of his experiences in boot–camp during WW2,…
Brain Damage (1988): Dir. Frank Henenlotter
Feat. Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry; Outrageous splatter comedy doubles as a drug–addiction parable about a parasitic monster that feeds off the acquaintances of its human host.…
Bull Durham (1988): Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins; Costner and Sarandon star in this much–admired romantic baseball comedy.
Buster (1988): Dir. David Green
Feat. Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb; Based on the Great Train Robbery of 1963 and starring Phil Collins as Buster Edwards, one of the real perpetrators, and Julie Walters as his wife…
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1988): Dir. J.D. Athens
Feat. Shannon Tweed, Bill Maher, Karen Mistal…; For once as good as its title, this is a feminist cult satire about a oddball trio who trek into the treacherous Avocado Belt where they discover…
Chelmsford 123 (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Jimmy Mulville, Rory McGrath, Philip Pope; A Roman governor is exiled to the murky English town of Chelmsford, AD 123, in this irreverent British sitcom. Recommended for fans of…
Child's Play (1988): Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent…; 'Chucky', the possessed cabbage–patch kid, goes on a murderous rampage in this clever consumerist parable. Tightly scripted and imaginatively…
Clarence (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Ronnie Barker; Celebrated British comedian Ronnie Barker's final television creation before retirement, playing a bumbling deliveryman with poor eyesight who his…
Comic Strip Presents: Strike (1988): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Jennifer Saunders, Peter Richardson; A 'Comic Strip' comedy which uses the 1980s miners' strike as a springboard for satire on both British politics and well–meaning Hollywood…
Coming to America (1988): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones; Wacky Eddie Murphy classic in which an African Prince (Murphy) accompanied by his side–kick (Arsenio Hall) pilgrimage to America in search of…
Couch Trip, The (1988): Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon…; Aykroyd plays a mental patient on the loose in Los Angeles masquerading as a renowned psychiatrist. Agreeably sends up Hollywood's therapy obsessions…
Crocodile Dundee 2 (1988): Dir. John Cornell
Feat. Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon…; The true blue ocker with the big knife runs into more trouble in New York when his sheila gets kidnapped by some drug dealing yobbos. Law of…
Down by Law (1988): Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie; Three disparate misfits become friends after sharing an escape from a crummy Southern jail. Art and humour rarely mix better than in this eccentric…
Dragons Forever (1988): Dir. Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen; Final martial–arts rumble for the 'three brothers' team of Chan, Hung and Biao (see PROJECT–A), here playing three spokes in a nefarious…
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988): Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey…; Under–rated campy musical about a trio of goofy aliens (incl. Jim Carrey in an early role) who crash–land in Geena Davis's swimming pool.
Elvira (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) (1988): Dir. James Signorelli
Feat. Cassandra Peterson, Jeff Conaway, Edie McClurg…; High camp fun with real–life cult horror movie host Elvira, in her first acting role. Canny blend of tongue–in–cheek innuendo and…
First of the Summer Wine (TV Series) (1988): Feat. David Fenwick, Paul Oldham, Paul Wyett…; Good–natured prequel to the longest running sitcom shows heroes Clegg and Compo's youth leading up to the second World War.
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988): Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis…; Rarely does a comedy achieve such a high laugh–count and provide substance beyond sheer entertainment value. A comic masterpiece written by and…
Fright Night Part 2 (1988): Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace
Feat. Roddy McDowall, William Ragsdale, Traci Lind…; William Ragsdale returns as Charley Brewster, now a college freshman who is tormented by the undead sister of the vampire from the first film. While…
Great Outdoors, The (1988): Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Annette Bening…; Dan Akroyd and John Candy are brothers–in–law who ruin each other's family vacation in this John Hughes production which exemplifies…
Hairspray (1988): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, John Waters; Divine stars in his/her final film, heading a suitably whacko cast in the first PG–rated feature from long–time mentor John Waters. A…
Hale and Pace (TV Series) (1988): Feat. Gareth Hale, Norman Pace; Rotund comic pairing is in the best British comedy tradition, employing a series of reoccurring caricatures and sketches to belly–aching…
Heartbreak Hotel (1988): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter; Goofy comedy–adventure in which an aspiring rocker kidnaps Elvis Presley (David Keith) and hits the road in a pink Cadillac.
High Spirits (1988): Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Donal McCann, Daryl Hannah…; All–star horror farce set around impoverished gentleman O'Toole's attempts to lure tourists to his Irish castle, with the promise of 'ghosts'…
Johnny Be Good (1988): Dir. Bud Smith
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jnr., Uma Thurman…; Woeful comedy with a miscast Hall as a talented high school football player enjoying the perks and pitfalls of college celebrity.
Just Ask for Diamond (1988): Dir. Stephen Bayly
Feat. Colin Dale, Dursley McLinden, Saeed Jaffrey…; Whimsical British spoof on 'The Maltese Falcon' that tells the story of a precocious private eye and his kid brother who are given £200 to guard a…
Kingsajz (Kingsize) (1988): Locked inside an abandoned library basement, tiny dwarfs work hard to maintain their all–male dwarf commune. When a scientist synthesizes…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 1 (1988-1992): Dir. Grant Lahood, Scott Reynolds, Nicky Marshall; A good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission, including the classic "The Lounge Bar". Compiled by the good…
La Lectrice (1988): Dir. Michel Deville
Feat. Miou-Miou, Christian Ruche, Maria Casares; Miou–Miou plays a hired 'reader' who leads us through a series of exchanges with various disabled personalities. A sensual treat for those…
License to Drive (1988): Dir. Greg Beeman
Feat. Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane…; A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.
Married to the Mob (1988): Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Dean Stockwell, Matthew Modine; Michelle Pfeiffer becomes involved with Dean Stockwell, Matthew Modine and a comically dicey mafia plot.
Memories of Me (1988): Dir. Henry Winkler
Feat. Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams; Henry Winkler (The "Fonz" from HAPPY DAYS) directs this sentimental drama with Billy Crystal playing a New York doctor who, after a…
Murphy Brown (TV Series) (1988-1998): Feat. Candice Bergen; A solid and likeable sttcom set around a gutsy woman journalist in Washington DC, who negotiates her personal indulgences and demons along with the…
Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (TV Series) (1988-1999): Feat. Kevin Murphy, Jim Mallon, Trace Beaulieu…; Legendary cult series about a man and his robot buddy who get shot into space by an evil scientist and forced to watch the most horrific…
Mystic Pizza (1988): Dir. Donald Petrie
Feat. Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Annabeth Gish; Julia Roberts' star quality shines in this, her debut film, contrasting the love–lives of three pizza waitresses in a town called Mystic.…
Naked Gun, The (1988): Dir. David Zucker
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson…; Leslie Neilsen perfects his deadpan for the Zucker Bros., who do for police work what their classic FLYING HIGH did for air travel. A…
Natural Causes (1988): Dir. Vernon Lawrence
Feat. George Cole, Prunella Scales; A farcical comedy of infidelity and spousal skulduggery. George Cole plays a professional 'disposer' who is hired to fabricate the suicide of a…
Pee-Wee Herman - Live in Concert (1988): Feat. Paul Ruebens; The crazed, infantile comedian Paul Reubens performs his 'Playschool for Adults' live at the Roxy, Los Angeles, with a cast of helpers. His…
Police Story 2 (1988): Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung; Jackie Chan directs this follow–up to his landmark hit, playing a demoted detective who must use his wiles to track down bomb–scare…
Prince of Pennsylvania (1988): Dir. Ron Nyswaner
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Fred Ward, Bonnie Bedelia…; Fans of Keanu Reeves will find small delight in the hunky one cutting his teeth in this often amusing comedy as a free–spirited teenage misfit.
Punchline (1988): Dir. David Seltzer
Feat. Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman; Ambitious comedy–drama focused on the career–efforts of two, very different aspiring standup comics – a personable Sally Field and…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 1 (1988): Dir. Ed Bye
Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; Catch up on those missed or classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 2 (1988): Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…; More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988): Dir. John De Bello
Feat. George Clooney, John Astin; Superior sequel to that inept '70s schlocker, this plays more like a teen–bimbo comedy, though its invigorated by some very inventive sequences.
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988): Dir. Ken Wiederhorn
Feat. Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan; Yet another unnecessary sequel, this time to the popular spoof of Romero's Living Dead films.
Roseanne (TV Series) (1988-1997): Feat. Roseanne, John Goodman, Sara Gilbert; Bold and iconic TV sitcom which tackled the travails of the working class Connor family in all its unvarnished, difficult and hilarious glory.…
Satisfaction (Girls of Summer) (1988): Dir. Joan Freeman
Feat. Justine Bateman, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson…; Flavour of the '80s, Justine Bateman (TV's FAMILY TIES), stole the limelight from her then fledgling co–star, Julia Roberts, in this hoary girl…
School Daze (1988): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn…; Spike Lee's black high–school musical is perhaps over–ambitious, but the disorder is compensated in sheer exuberance and…
Scrooged (1988): Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard…; Bill Murray is hilariously mean–spirited as a yuppie incarnation of Charles Dicken’s ‘Scrooge’ who eventually gets a change of attitude…
She's Having a Baby (1988): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin…; Another John Hughes hit in which young Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern embark on marriage and parenthood.
Short Circuit 2 (1988): Dir. Kenneth Johnson
Feat. Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb…; The lovable robot of SHORT CIRCUIT fame is back, with the same endearing naivety – this time he's up against street hoods, a greedy banker and…
Short Takes: Comedy (1988-1994): Dir. Grant Lahood, George Port, William Toepfer; A prime selection of short and amusing New Zealand films: The Singing Trophy (Dir. Grant Lahood) 13m. Valley of the Stereos (Dir. George Port)…
Some Girls (1988): Dir. Mike Hoffman
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Sheila Kelley…; An odd and moving little film in which a college student travels to Quebec to visit his girlfriend – and her eccentric family, and is thrust…
Switching Channels (1988): Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve…; Newsroom comedy about a chief at a cable TV station who tries to prevent his ex–wife and anchorwoman from marrying another man by assigning her…
Twelfth Night (1988): Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Richard Briers, Caroline Langrishe; Kenneth Branagh restages his Renaissance Theatre production of the popular comedy for Thames Television with a top cast of English thespians.
Twins (1988): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito; A science experiment posits Big Arnie and pint–sized Danny DeVito as not–so–identical twins who meet as adults after being…
Vampire's Kiss (1988): Dir. Robert Bierman
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jennifer Beals; Nicolas Cage gives a wildly uninhibited performance as a psychotic yuppie who thinks he's been bitten by a vampire. From the pen that wrote the…
Whoopi Goldberg - Fontaine... Why am I Straight? (1988): Feat. Whoopi Goldberg; Comedienne Whoopi Goldberg performs live, concentrating on the Fontaine persona – a streetwise dude – she first brought to light in an…
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) (1988-1990): Clive Anderson hosts this original British version of the gameshow based around improvised comedy. Regular clever clogs include Richard Vranch, Ryan…
Without A Clue (1988): Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones…; A nicely contrived send–up of the Sherlock Holmes stories, with Kingsley playing Doctor Watson, who in fact has invented the character of…
Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Carmen Maura; Speedy sparkling slapstick from Almodovar, in which pregnant Carmen Maura is dumped by her boyfriend, harassed by his suicidal ex–wife and…
Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993): Feat. Fred Savage; One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…
Working Girl (1988): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver…; Expertly–made, snappy comedy of ambitious secretary Melanie Griffith's rise to the top.
A Taxing Woman (1987): Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Nobuko Miyamoto; A nicely offbeat look at the potentially boring subject of tax evasion. Nobuko Miyamoto plays our star tax collector who meets her match in a hotshot…
Adventures in Babysitting (1987): Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp…; A young Elisabeth Shue is serious crush material as the teenage babysitter who must escort two rug rats through the treacherous urban jungle of…
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987): Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones…; Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
Bad Taste (1987): Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Peter Jackson; New Zealand's entry into the splatter comedy genre, shot on consecutive Sundays over a four year period, is among the best ever made. Outrageously…
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987): Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Brigitte Nielsen…; Slick, though belated sequel to the action–comedy smash which launched Eddie Murphy to superstardom.
Beyond Therapy (1987): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti…; Oddball excursion into New York neurotica courtesy of maverick Dir. Robert Altman, who shuffles his cast into various patient/therapist combinations.…
Bill Cosby - 49 (1987): Feat. Bill Cosby; Comedian Bill Cosby hilariously ponders the state of being 49 in front of a live audience at the Chicago Theatre. Includes many new routines and…
Billy Connolly - Billy and Albert (1987): Dir. Nobby Clark
Feat. Billy Connolly; Unexpurgated pure Billy, live at the Royal Albert Hall in July 1987. Some of the topics that Connolly gives his own idiosyncratic slant to are…
Boyfriends and Girlfriends (My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) (1987): Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir; Through a series of deceptions and misunderstandings, four Parisians come to discover their true feelings for each other. Entrancing tale of…
Broadcast News (1987): Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks…; Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.
Can't Buy Me Love (1987): Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Patrick Dempsey; Likeable though period–bound comedy in which nerdy student Patrick Dempsey pays the gorgeous Amanda Peterson a thousand bucks to pose as his…
Comic Strip Presents: Bad News (1983) / More Bad News (1987): Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer…; An uncannily similar forerunner to the king of mockumentaries, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, follows the equally hilarious exploits of a 'Heavy Metal' band…
Date With An Angel (1987): Dir. Tom McLoughlin
Feat. Michael E. Knight, Emmanuelle Beart, Phoebe Cates…; Frothy and feckless, this dim comedy has a man waking up after his bachelor party to find an angel in his pool. You can bet they're going to have…
Degrassi Junior High (TV Series) (1987-1991): An unusually entertaining 1980s Canadian high school drama gathered a certain cult following around its charismatic young cast and well–judged…
Dirty Dancing (1987): Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach…; Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze set the woods on fire with their passionate dance–moves in a 1960s American holiday resort. Wildly successful…
Dragnet (1987): Dir. Tom Mankiewicz
Feat. Tom Hanks, Dan Aykroyd, Christopher Plummer…; Amiably silly buddy–cop comedy that both parodies and pays homage to television crime drama of the 1950s and 60s. Dan Aykroyd plays the "old…
Dudes (1987): Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Jon Cryer, Catherine Mary Stewart; A wacky road movie about a trio of New York punks who attempt to get to LA in a VW. They bargain on fame and fortune, but end up with serious…
Eat the Rich (1987): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Jennifer Saunders…; Terrific second feature from the COMIC STRIP players makes a spectacular mockery of the British class structure and Thatcherist politics. It's a…
Eddie Murphy - Raw (1987): Feat. Eddie Murphy; Eddie Murphy captured live and, er, raw. Something here to amuse and offend just about everyone – live from the Flet Forum, New York.
Fatal Beauty (1987): Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Elliott, Ruben Blades; Whoopi Goldberg stars in this action–comedy thriller as a tough narc cop with a wig for every occasion. Clearly modelled after the BEVERLY…
Filthy, Rich and Catflap (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer; THE YOUNG ONES magic had gone, but the anarchic energy lives on for Rik RicMayall and Adrian Edmondson in this follow–up series. All six…
Full House (TV Series) (1987-1995): Feat. John Stamos, Bob Saget, Mary-Kate Olsen…; The ultimate in 24–carat family friendly fare, this light American sitcom expanded on the THREE MEN AND A BABY formula, with its premise of a…
Funny Business (TV Series) (1987-1989): Feat. Dean Butler, Willy de Wit, Ian Harcourt…; Popular yet smart Kiwi comedy show from the 80's, based on a sketch format and starring some of New Zealand's favourite comics.
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker; Robin Williams tour–de–force performance as an irreverant, rebel radio–jock stationed in Saigon during the Vietnam War. The funny…
Hiding Out (1987): Dir. Bob Giraldi
Feat. Jon Cryer, Annabeth Gish, Keith Coogan…; 80's comedy blending adult and teenage themes, with Jon Cryer playing a stock broker who disguises himself as a high school student in order to hide…
Howling III (Howling III: The Marsupials) (1987): Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Barry Otto, Imogen Annesley; Another sequel to the werewolf horror comedy THE HOWLING, with the same director as THE HOWLING II (1985), filmed on location in and around Sydney,…
Innerspace (1987): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan…; The premise of FANTSTIC VOYAGE is comically reworked with a vastly different plotline involving a miniaturized Dennis Quaid is inadvertently injected…
Intervista (1987): Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg, Sergio Rubini; An easy–going ode to dir. Fellini's early career at Cinecitta Studios, this takes the form of a mock interview–flashback, with the…
Ishtar (1987): Dir. Elaine May
Feat. Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani…; Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman star in this notorious adventure–comedy as a duo of incredibly untalented American songwriters who travel to a…
Lethal Weapon (1987): Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover; Enjoyable caper–comedy, teaming up Gibson and Glover as partners–in–crime–fighting, struck a winning formula and inspired a…
Life Is a Long Quiet River (1987): Dir. Etienne Chatiliez
Feat. Benoit Magimel, Helene Vincent, Andre Wilms…; Wry, off–beat comedy with a resonant message about two families of different classes who discover that their twelve–year–old…
Love Child (1987): Dir. Robert Smith
Feat. Peter Capaldi; Conceived by famed hippy parents who were killed in a car crash, office nerd Peter Capaldi now aspires only to be 'ordinary'. A quirky,…
Made in Heaven (1987): Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Maureen Stapleton…; Quirky comedy with Timothy Hutton finding true soul–mate Kelly McGillis in heaven.
Mannequin (1987): Dir. Michael Gottlieb
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty…; Andrew McCarthy stars as a department store window–dresser who discovers that one of his mannequins (Kim Cattrall) is actually a woman from…
Monster Squad, The (1987): Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Andre Gower, Stephen Macht, Stan Shaw…; A group of savvy kids attempt to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monstrous cohorts – all familiar faces from Universal horror…
Moonstruck (1987): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Cher, Danny Aiello; Superb comic drama rivals the best of Woody Allen through vignettes of family life in New York's Italian district, and the cast have never been…
New Statesman, The (TV Series) (1987-1991): Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Rik Mayall; Rik Mayall plays British Tory MP Alan B’Stard in this fairly amusing sift through the sleazy, corrupt corridors of Westminster. All four series…
Outrageous Fortune (1987): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Bette Midler, Shelley Long, George Carlin…; Floozy Bette Midler and straight–gal Shelley Long search for their boyfriend in common.
Overboard (1987): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Roddy McDowall; Cute and fluffy antics, with a snooty Goldie Hawn suffering amnesia and, being taken–in by ship–repairer Kurt Russell and his chaotic…
Perfect Murder, The (1987): Dir. Zafar Hai
Feat. Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgard, Madhur Jaffrey; This throwaway Indian farce has a number of possible suspects trying to kill (and protect) a Bombay millionaire (Mr. Perfect). Adapted for the…
Personal Services (1987): Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Julie Walters; A prudish waitress (Julie Walters) discovers there's a buck to be made in servicing the less savoury needs of middle–aged men. Very English sex…
Pick-Up Artist, The (Pickup Artist) (1987): Dir. James Toback
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper…; Serial womanizer Downey gets more than he bargained for when he falls for mobster's daughter Ringwald. Teen sex comedy is more thorny than horny with…
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Steve Martin, John Candy; Well–matched comic coupling Steve Martin and John Candy go astray in the Midwest transport system. Reliably funny "mature" comedy is a pleasant…
Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series) (1987): Dir. Robert Knights
Feat. Ian Richardson, David Jason; Stuffy Powerhouse College, with its old boy archaism and hermetically sealed traditions, is given a jolt of reform by new headmaster Ian Richardson.…
Radio Days (1987): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner; Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987): Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran; Frank sexuality has rarely been as squarely depicted as in this tale of two naive schoolgirls growing up in working class Liverpool. Bleak and darkly…
Roxanne (1987): Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah; Steve Martin's splendid update of Cyrano de Bergerac casts him as a fire chief burdened with an enormous nose. Daryl Hannah is the object of his…
Secret of My Success (1987): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan; Michael J. Fox returns back to the present to climb the Wall Street corporate ladder.
Secret Policeman's Third Ball, The (1987): Feat. John Cleese, Ben Elton, Jennifer Saunders…; A selection of the very best of 1980s British comedians perform live for charity. Also includes backstage footage with some of the stars.
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987): Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson; Some wonderful romantic angst from John Hughes' pen, with Mary Stuart Masterson in love with Eric Stoltz in love with Lea Thompson.
Someone to Love (1987): Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Orson Welles; Typically loose and naturalistic drama from independent stalwart Henry Jaglom, who pretty much plays himself – a jaded divorcee filmmaker in search…
Spaceballs (1987): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy…; A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
Stakeout (1987): Dir. John Badham
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe…; Cops Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez run into some well–scripted comic entanglements on surveillance detail.
Summer School (1987): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Robin Thomas…; Goofy 80's High School comedy starring Mark Harman as a gym teacher with big vacation plans who reluctantly agrees to teach a summer English class…
Three O'Clock High (1987): Dir. Phil Joanou
Feat. Casey Siemaszko; Bad day scenario finds teenage loner Siemaszko in a twist with the school’s leather–jacketed thug, who must wheedle out of a 3pm rendezvous…
Throw Momma from the Train (1987): Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Billy Crystal, Danny De Vito, Kim Greist…; Snappy comic spinoff of STRANGERS ON A TRAIN.
Tin Men (1987): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Danny De Vito, Richard Dreyfuss, Barbara Hershey; A bitter feud escalates between aluminum–cladding salesm en Danny De Vito and Richard Dreyfuss in the 1950s. Both chinwaggers are in their…
Tutti Frutti (TV Series) (1987): Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thompson, Richard Wilson; This beautifully sardonic Scottish miniseries launched the careers of it's lead actors, offering a brilliant satire of the music industry and a deft…
Who's That Girl? (1987): Dir. James Foley
Feat. Madonna, Griffin Dunne; Straight outta prison for murder, Madge (innocent, naturally) accosts a soon–to–be–wedded attorney (Dunne) in the name of justice,…
Witches of Eastwick (1987): Dir. George Miller
Feat. Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer…; Lively comic fantasy about three bored spinsters whose dreams of Mr. Right unwittingly conjure up a diabolical Jack Nicholson.
Woo Woo Kid, The (In the Mood) (1987): Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Beverly D'Angelo, Talia Balsam…; Dreamboat Patrick Dempsey woos two older women as a 15–year–old casanova in this affable romantic comedy of an adolescent who has a gift…
You Talkin' to Me? (1987): Dir. Charles Winkler
Feat. Jim Youngs, Faity Ford, Mykeltin Williamson; An intriguing satire about the perils of blind ambition, it follows a disenchanted New York actor – whose idol is Robert De Niro in TAXI DRIVER –…
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV Series) (+ A Very Polish Practice) (1986-1988): Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn; A glorious surreal BBC black–comedy drama set in the health centre of a British university, based on the experiences of revered writer Andrew…
Absolute Beginners (1986): Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit…; Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
Alf (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Max Wright; Irresistibly cute sitcom about a furry, wise–cracking alien that settles into American suburbia in the 1980s. Season 1 available. Disc 1:…
American Way, The (Riders of the Storm) (1986): Dir. Maurice Phillips
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, James Aubrey; Varied political satire following a group of Vietnam vets on a quest to reveal the shady nature of a new electoral candidate by taking over TV…
Back to School (1986): Dir. Alan Metter
Feat. Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Keith Gordon…; The finest comedy to feature the loveably crass Rodney Dangerfield, here playing a millionaire who returns to university to set an example for his…
Best of Q (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Spike Milligan; Spike Milligan's influential television series (it out Monty Python's Monty Python) takes the former Goon's surrealistic 'nonsense' style and gives…
Best of Times, The (1986): Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Robin Williams, Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed…; Robin Williams and Kurt Russell star as two friends attempting to relive a high school football game in this comedy–drama written by…
Bread (TV Series) (1986-1991): Feat. Jean Boht, Jonathon Morris, Nick Conway…; Much–loved British sitcom based around a Liverpool family struggling to survive the cruel 1980s of unemployment, crime, welfare–fraud and…
Brush Strokes (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Karl Howman, Gary Waldhorn, Elizabeth Counsell; From the creators of THE GOOD LIFE comes this saucy BBC comedy centered on a charming house painter (Howman) who has an insatiable appreciation for…
Class of Nuke 'em High (Atomic High School) (1986): Dir. Richard W. Haines, Lloyd Kaufman
Feat. Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton; One of the better Troma–trash productions in which pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after…
Clockwise (1986): Dir. Christopher Morahan
Feat. John Cleese, Alison Steadman, Joan Hickson; Headmaster John Cleese, with pupil in tow, gets hopelessly lost enroute to a conference. In a more deadpan mode than the usual Python–esque…
Club Paradise (1986): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Harold Ramis, Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole…; Robin Williams retreats to a tropical Caribbean island, helping to renovate a run–down resort at the mercy of ruthless developers. With Jimmy…
Comic Relief (1986): Feat. Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan…; The stars of THE YOUNG ONES (along with many other stellar Brit comedians) perform for charity, in this irreverant satirical stageshow.
Crimes of the Heart (1986): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek…; Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek play the Magrath sisters, who reunite in their family home in Mississippi to regroup and settle their…
Crocodile Dundee (1986): Dir. Peter Faiman
Feat. Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, David Gulpilil…; Immensely successful Aussie comedy with outbacker Hogan encountering New York.
Dangerous Brothers, The (TV Series) (1986): Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson; Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson perform raucous skits lifted from British tele's “Saturday Live”. Tape features the sketch 'Kinky Sex' which was…
Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss, Bette Midler…; Street bum Nick Nolte moves in to the plush home of neurotic fat cat Richard Dreyfuss and family, to amply comedic effect.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Matthew Broderick; Probably the teen comedy of the '80s, with Matthew Broderick as the crafty 17–year–old Ferris who skips school to takes his friends on a…
Golden Child, The (1986): Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance; Hot off BEVERLY HILLS COP, Eddie Murphy plays a private detective specializing in missing children who is charged with finding a special child whom…
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest…; Spot–on romantic comedy from Woody Allen, aligning another witty and perceptive script with a stellar cast.
Haunted Honeymoon (1986): Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Gene Wilder, Dom DeLuise, Gilda Radner…; Insipid farce has two hapless honeymooners besieged by various spooky happenings. There is some fun to be had here and Wilder's affection for Abbott…
Heartburn (1986): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson; Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson undergo some engaging marital strife.
Howard the Duck (1986): Dir. Willard Huyck
Feat. Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, Jeffrey Jones; An H–Bomb of interstellar proportions, this George Lucus produced quack–job starred a dwarf–sized humanoid duck, sent to earth to…
Island of the Alive (It's Alive 3) (1986): Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Karen Black; Eschewing the subtle creepiness of the first ALIVE movies, this goes for a more blackly comical tale of mutant babies, placed out of harm's way on a…
It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986-1990): Feat. Garry Shandling; Hugely influential show centered around the neurosis of Garry Shandling – basically playing himself, who along with the rest of the cast just…
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986): Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane…; Amiable escapade with trouble aplenty for Goldberg after she starts receiving S.O.S messages from a British spy trapped in Soviet Russia. When she…
Law of Desire (1986): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Carmen Maura; Sexual acrobatics and absurd humour abound as it explores the increasingly complex sex–life of a gay film director. Fun screwball romp.
Legal Eagles (1986): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Robert Redford, Debra Winger, Daryl Hannah…; Light rom–com thriller set in New York's art world with Winger and Redford as feuding attorneys.
Les Fugitifs (1986): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu; The inept Pierre Richard teams up with the innocent Gerard Depardieu in a madcap criminal escape after a botched bank–job. The situation…
Little Shop of Horrors (1986): Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia…; Excellent film version of the off–Broadway musical based on the 1960 horror/comedy of the same name. The story of the man–eating plant is…
Lucas (1986): Dir. David Seltzer
Feat. Corey Haim, Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen…; Genuinely sympathetic account of the teenage love of 'dweeb' Corey Haim for an older schoolmate (Green), through infatuation, rejection and...…
Malcolm (1986): Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Colin Friels, John Hargreaves; A simple young man with a genius for things mechanical is coerced into criminal activity by his dodgy new flatmate. Deserved winner of 8 Australian…
Matador (1986): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Assumpta Serna, Antonio Banderas, Nacho Martinez; Almodovar breaks a few more screen taboos with this erotic black comedy about a bull–fighter and a smart female lawyer who share a morbid…
Max Mon Amour (1986): Dir. Nagisa Oshima
Feat. Charlotte Rampling; Charlotte Rampling does her stuff... with a chimpanzee called Max? A very dry comedy with some decidedly dicey morality about Man and his closest…
Millionaire's Express (Foo gwai lit che) (1986): Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan; Camp and hysterical genre mash–up, has Samo Hung as a bumbling brothel–owner who entraps a group of millionaire's in his hometown (by…
Money Pit, The (1986): Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Tom Hanks, Shelley Long; An often very funny 80s comedy about couple Tom Hanks’ and Shelley Long’s disastrous purchase of a home in Long Island that conceals a host of…
Night of the Creeps (1986): Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Tom Atkins…; Good–humored horror about alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, and turning their hosts into rampaging zombies.
Nothing in Common (1986): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint…; Tom Hanks stars as a precocious ad exec who's forced to deal with his aging, unloving father (Jackie Gleason) after his parents separate. The…
Off Beat (1986): Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel; Comedy about a likeable librarian who impersonates a police officer at a charity function as a favour to a friend, but then finds himself in the…
Pallet On the Floor (1986): Dir. Lynton Butler
Feat. Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley; A black comedy of errors ensues when a fallen aristocrat and mate cause the accidental death of a notorious criminal.
Parting Glances (1986): Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung; A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986): Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage; Kathleen Turner returns to the '50s to relive her youth and contemplate what might have been.
Peking Opera Blues (1986): Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh; One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Perfect Strangers (TV Series) (1986-1993): Feat. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker; Quirky 80's comedy series following the farcical exploits of a couple of mismatched Chicago roommates – a foreign sheepherder from a distant…
Pretty in Pink (1986): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton; Molly Ringwald faces some tricky teenage dilemmas in John Hughes' quintessentially '80s rite–of–passage.
Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series) (1986): Popular eighties cartoon series furthers the adventures of Ghostbusters Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston, although this time they're joined by past…
Robin Williams - Live at the Met (1986): Feat. Robin Williams; Vintage, foul–mouthed Robin Williams performance features the zany comedian at his best in a series of improvisations and loopy character…
Running Scared (1986): Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer; Two street–wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed…
Ruthless People (1986): Dir. David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Feat. Bette Midler, Danny De Vito; A genuine classic from the Zucker brothers and Touchstone pictures. The ingenious plot is laced with great gags, giving Bette Midler and Danny DeVito…
Shadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa) (1986): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Matti Pellonpaa, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen; The first film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy follows a lonely garbage collector who finds romance with a check–out clerk (Kaurismäki…
She's Gotta Have It (1986): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Spike Lee; Spike Lee's stylish debut accounts the love–lives of Nola Darling, a black siren with three boyfriends all demanding her fidelity. A remarkably…
Short Circuit (1986): Dir. John Badham
Feat. Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg; A family adopts an alien–robot which develops a personality of its own. Good family fodder.
Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986): Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide…; Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) (1986): Feat. David Rasche, Harrison Page, Anne-Marie Martin; GET SMART meets DIRTY HARRY in this riotous late–night spoof detailing the exploits of unorthodox Inspector 'Sledge Hammer', a loose cannon of…
Slinger's Day (TV Series) (1986-1987): Bruce "The Generation Game" Forsyth stars in his only sitcom role as the beleaguered manager of a London supermarket, with scripts courtesy of…
Something Wild (1986): Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta; The then–hip Melanie Griffith takes conservative Jeff Daniels on a crash course in carefree living and kinky sex. But the fun turns to terror…
Soul Man (1986): Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross…; A privileged white student disguises himself as a black man in order to win a Harvard Law School scholarship, in this disappointing "blackface"…
Space Camp (1986): Dir. Harry Winer
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott…; Good natured 80's adolescent romp in which a group of young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is…
Steve Martin - Live! (1986): Feat. Steve Martin; The much–loved comedian Steve Martin does stand–up at the Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles. Also features tributes from the likes…
Sunday in the Park with George (1986): Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Bryne; Movie adaptation of the musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, about a painter who immerses himself in creating a masterpiece. Inspired by…
Tampopo (1986): Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe…; A crazy, satirical comedy in which heroine Tampopo and her cronies strive to create the perfect noodle. A wonderful movie full of hilarious madness…
Three Amigos (1986): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short; Cheesy comedy with Steve Martin and Chevy Chase lured to Mexico as gunslingers.
Tough Guys (1986): Dir. Jeff Kanew
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Charles Durning…; A low–brow but likeable vehicle for macho Hollywood icons Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster who play two elderly gangsters who are released from…
True Stories (1986): Dir. David Byrne
Feat. David Byrne, John Goodman; David Byrne meets some folks in the shopping malls and diners of a small Texan town, here displayed in all their "ordinary" glory. His lens on…
Vamp (1986): Dir. Richard Wenk
Feat. Grace Jones, Chris Makepeace, Sandy Baron…; Campy, neon–hued sex comedy–horror from the 80's in which two students travel to a sleazy bar in search of a stripper for their…
Weird Science (1986): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly Le Brock, Bill Paxton…; Two computer nerds generate their fantasy woman in the form of Kelly Le Brock. Innocuous teen fun.
Whoops Apocalypse Now (1986): Dir. Tom Bussmann
Feat. Peter Cook, Loretta Swit; Diverting satire on international affairs with the Comic Strip crew.
Wildcats (1986): Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Goldie Hawn, James Keach, Swoosie Kurtz; Feel–good football flick with Goldie Hawn as the ambitious coach who takes on an unlikely team of misfits from an inner–Chicago school.
Wise Guys (1986): Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Danny De Vito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel…; Mob comedy in which Danny De Vito and Joe Piscopo play errand boys who run off to Atlantic City after losing $250,000 and are set up to kill each…
Withnail and I (1986): Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths; Anarchic cult sensation about a pair of young degenerate actors who decide to spend a soul–cleansing weekend at an Uncle's farmhouse in the…
Yes, Prime Minister (TV Series) (1986-1987): Feat. Paul Eddington, Nigel Hawthorne, Derek Fowlds; The splendid sequel to the much–loved British political satire, with 'Minister' Eddington graduating, much to his surprise, to the top job,…
After Hours (1985): Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom…; Scorsese picked up Best Director award at Cannes for this brilliant, Kafka–esque black comedy about an ordinary guy's traumatic and bizarre…
All in Good Faith (TV Series) (1985-1987): Feat. Richard Briers; A vicar's life in his sleepy country parish has become rather too cozy. News of a vacancy in a demanding urban parish offers the Reverend Philip…
Always (Always...But Not Forever) (1985): Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Henry Jaglom, Patrice Townsend, Joanna Frank…; One–man–movie–machine Henry Jaglom transforms his own divorce into one of his typically witty naturalistic comedies. The couple…
Back to the Future (1985): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson…; A bona fide 80s classic, this original sci–fi comedy/adventure has a perfectly cast Michael J. Fox sent back to the '50s to have his mother…
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985): Feat. James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton; Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…
Best of John Belushi, The (1985): Feat. John Belushi; Collection of 16 skits from Belushi's time at Saturday Night Live (1975–1979). Showcases his unpredictable, madcap style in many classic…
Bette Midler - Art or Bust (1985): Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Bette Midler; Song and dance version of Bette at her sassy best, in a unique 'video concert' in which takes on the world of art. Mostly featuring selections…
Better Off Dead (1985): Dir. Savage Steve Holland
Feat. John Cusack, Amanda Wyss, Donald Ogden Stewart…; Skewed version of the 80s teenage comedy which follows the plight of likeable John Cusack after he is dumped by his girlfriend. After many original…
Big Trouble (1985): Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Charles Durning…; Cassavette's final film is far from a fitting finale to the iconoclast's career, but its not without its charms. Arkin plays a besieged insurance…
Billy Connolly - An Audience With (1985): Dir. Alisdair MacMillan
Feat. Billy Connolly; Selected highlights of Connelly's legendary television appearance in 1985 in front of a studio audience. A leopard skin shirt, long hair and the…
Blott on the Landscape (TV Mini-Series) (1985): Feat. David Suchet, George Cole, Geraldine James…; Cheeky, farcical BBC comedy is one of the better adaptations of Tom Sharpe's satirical works. David Suchet nails the defiant gardener Blott who,…
Brazil (1985): Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm…; Daydreaming bureaucrat Jonathan Pryce becomes unwittingly involved with an underground superhero and a mystery woman before falling victim to his own…
Breakfast Club, The (1985): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall…; Five teenagers do detention together in this John Hughes classic.
Came a Hot Friday (1985): Dir. Ian Mune
Feat. Billy T. James; Billy T. James stars in this comic yarn about a pair of inept bookmakers whose greed leads them to losing (and trying to recoup) their…
Catholic Boys (Heaven Help Us) (1985): Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Mary Stuart Masterson, John Heard, Donald Sutherland…; Slight, but engaging comedy set around a group of Roman Catholic schoolboys and their misadventures with the opposite sex.
Clue (1985): Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn…; Whodunnit comedy based on the well–known boardgame, with its characters undergoing the rounds of suspicion and questioning after a murder.…
Coca Cola Kid, The (1985): Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr…; Quirky Aussie comedy about a Coca Cola marketing guru (Roberts) who visits a small town in the Australian outback to try and sell his product, only…
Cocoon (1985): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn…; Delightful fantasy about a group of elderly folk who find the fountain of youth in a swimming pool that has been adopted by alien visitors. A special…
Creator (1985): Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano…; A charmingly absurd sci–fi rom–com from the 1980's starring Peter O'Toole as a madcap scientist who applies his eccentric methodology to…
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985): Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn…; Rosanna Arquette and Madonna shine in this spunky and spirited New York comedy/murder mystery – up there with the best of John Hughes' popular…
Echo Park (1985): Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Tom Hulce, Susan Dey, Cassandra Peterson; Drama structured around a series of vignettes, each exploring the hopes and dreams of characters living in the Echo Park area of central Los Angeles,…
Fandango (1985): Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards…; Kevin Costner landed his first leading role in this nostalgic comedy/drama about five college students from Texas in 1971 who go on a last road trip…
Fletch (1985): Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson…; Arguably considered his best feature comedy, Chevy Chase plays the titular newspaper reporter with a penchant for changing his identity who stumbles…
Fright Night (1985): Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall…; Terrific vampire satire in which a boy becomes highly suspicious of his new neighbours, led by a suave Chris Sarandon. The superb make–up…
Get Out of My Room (1985): Dir. Richard Marin
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Cassandra Peterson, Mary Woronov…; Cheech and Chong oddity, with the doped–out duo contriving four music–videos and a documentary about the whole deal.
Ghoulies / Ghoulies 2 (1985-1987): Dir. Luca Bercovici, Albert Band
Feat. Lisa Pelikan, Jack Nance, Royal Dano; GREMLINS–inspired comic horrors from the mid–1980s in which a young couple unwittingly let loose half a dozen nasty little critters and…
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985): Dir. Alan Metter
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, Lee Montgomery…; An early lead–role for Sarah Jessica Parker (SEX AND THE CITY) as a teenager frustrated from entering a dance–contest by her conservative…
Golden Girls, The (TV Series) (1985-1992): Feat. Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Estelle Getty…; Hugely successful and genuinely funny sitcom set around four older women friends living in Miami. All either divorcees, widows or spinsters, they…
Goonies, The (1985): Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton; Junior edition of 'Indiana Jones', from a Steven Speilberg story, has seven bored kids on the Oregon coast hunting for pirate booty after they…
Growing Pains (TV Series) (1985): Feat. Kirk Cameron, Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns; A template eighties sitcom of canned laughter, packaging the domestic squabbles of the Seaver clan to a memorable theme song. Kirk Cameron as the…
Grunt - the Wrestling Movie (1985): Dir. Allan Holzman
Feat. Steven Cepello, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Robert Glaudini; A mid–1980s attempt to cash in on the WWF wrestling craze, with a SPINAL TAP–esque mockumentary about the wrestler 'Mad Dog Joe De…
Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1985): Feat. Leigh McCloskey; Typical 80's teen sex comedy largely inspired by fast food jobs and the Hamburger University program of the McDonald's Corporation.
Home To Roost (TV Series) (1985): Feat. John Thaw, Reece Dinsdale; John Thaw plays a middle aged happily divorced man living alone until his life is disrupted when his son,Reece Dinsdale, decides after seven years…
Into the Night (1985): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Dan Aykroyd…; Good–natured chase flick with Pfeiffer as a mysterious woman pursued by hired assassins and secret police. Film buffs will delight in a…
Jewel of the Nile, The (1985): Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny De Vito; Sequel to ROMANCING THE STONE again teams Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, this time for a rollicking adventure in the Middle East. Mostly…
Legend of Billie Jean, The (1985): Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Keith Gordon…; Under–rated 80's youth drama about a young woman and her pals who become media–hyped "legends" after an incident involving a gun and…
Letter to Brezhnev (1985): Dir. Chris Bernard
Feat. Alfred Molina, Peter Firth; Beguiling fable about two Liver–birds who, in the face of a bleak environment and unemployment, befriend a pair of Russian sailors who change…
Lost in America (1985): Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty; Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty give up their stressful yuppie lifestyle to travel in a road–home across America, but things don't go quite to…
Mischief (1985): Dir. Mel Damski
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelly Preston, Chris Nash…; Nostalgic teen comedy set in 50's Ohio, where an introverted teen attempts to win the love of the school heart throb, while his extroverted friend…
Moonlighting (TV Series) (1985): Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd; The softly ironic, comedy–romance TV–series that made Bruce Willis a star, and almost revived Cybill Shepherd, set around a Private…
Morons From Outer Space (1985): Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Griff Rhys-Jones, Mel Smith, James B. Sikking…; Tepid space comedy has four aliens crash land on a British motorway and are quickly captured by the authorities who quickly learn that maybe there…
Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (1985): Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Ian Holm, Judi Dench; Based on Noel Coward's play about an English couple who lived on the South Pacific island of Cowrie, this telemovie is graced with top cast and…
Mr. Vampire (1985): Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Ching-Ying Lam, Siu-hou Chin, Ricky Hui…; Influential kung–fu ghostbusting flick is a distinctively Eastern slant on the 'vampire' genre – less like caped Counts, more like…
My Sweet Little Village (1985): Dir. Jiri Menzel
Feat. Janos Ban, Marian Labuda, Rudolf Hrusinsky; This good–natured charmer examines the comic, sad, quirky and downright ordinary affairs of village life, highlighted by the exploits of a pair…
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Beverly D'Angelo, Chevy Chase, John Astin; Second in National Lampoon's 'Vacation' series sees the Griswald family off to Europe for a round of slapstick shenanigans with the English, French,…
No Surrender (1985): Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Bernard Hill, Michael Angelis, Joanne Whalley…; Black comedy has the unfortunate Angelis getting himself into some hot water when he takes over the managment of a seedy Liverpool club. From the pen…
Once Bitten (1985): Dir. Howard Storm
Feat. Jim Carrey, Lauren Hutton, Cleavon Little; A mature vampiress (Hutton) becomes a predator on an American high school scene, seeking the beauty–enhancing fluids of virgins. Tamely…
One Woman or Two (1985): Dir. Daniel Vigne
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Sigourney Weaver; Screwball comedy has Gerard Depardieu as an archeologist who must choose between the two women in his life – Sigourney Weaver and a…
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985): Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Paul Ruebens; A stylised masterpiece in which Pee–Wee Herman embarks on a priceless search for his prized possession; a bicycle. A brilliant,…
Police Story (1985): Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung; The incomparable Jackie Chan – a mix of Bruce Lee and Buster Keaton – is in prime form here, weaving his brand of sly Asian humour into a series…
Private Function, A (1985): Dir. Malcolm Mowbray
Feat. Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott; Michael Palin and Maggie Smith star in Alan Bennett's savage satire of class hypocrisy. Set in post–WW2 Britain during food rationing, secret…
Prizzi's Honor (1985): Dir. John Huston
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston; Jack Nicholson plays a Mafia hitman, embroiled in some ripely comic and sexy intrigues.
Purple Rose of Cairo (1985): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello; Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…
Raising Arizona (1985): Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter; Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter can't concieve a baby of their own, so they steal a quintuplet from a redneck tycoon. Highly original, off–beat…
Re-Animator (1985): Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton; Essential splatter comedy takes gore levels to a (then) new extreme. Rebel science student Herbert West invents a serum that brings the dead back to…
Real Genius (1985): Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Val Kilmer, Gabe Jarret, Michelle Meyrink…; Kooky sci–fi comedy set on a Californian college campus, where a teenage genius develops a high powered chemical laser, but the CIA wants to…
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985): Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley…; Fred Ward plays a tough NYC cop whose death is faked and a new identity of "Remo Williams" is bestowed by a secret organization known as CURE who…
Restless Natives (1985): Dir. Michael Hoffman
Feat. Vincent Friell, Joe Mullaney, Ned Beatty…; Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour buses with novelty items.
Return of the Living Dead, The (1985): Dir. Dan O'Bannon
Feat. Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa; Pretty–good parody of Romero's Living Dead films, though not quite the same as the real thing. Great thrash–metal soundtrack, though.
Romancing the Stone (1985): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas; Witty, fast–paced adventure through the South American jungle with Turner and Douglas well cast as made–for–each–other…
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, The (1985): Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Gian Sammarco, Julie Walters, Lulu …; Engaging TV adaptation of Sue Townsend's much–loved book about the pains of adolescence chronicled by a teenage diarist as he struggles to come…
Silverado (1985): Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette…; An excellent modern Western with an all–star cast including Kevins' Costner and Kline. It's a non–stop, spirited concoction of action and…
Spies Like Us (1985): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd; Sending up the spy–caper genre, this piece of Chevy Chase–Dan Aykroyd fluff is amusing enough. Filled with numerous cameos by film…
St. Elmo's Fire (1985): Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy…; The definitive 'Brat Pack' movie – seven graduates find the big wide world and the urge to pair off has consequences on their friendship as a…
Summer Rental (1985): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. John Candy, Richard Crenna, Kerri Green…; A half–decent, though critically–panned, comic vehicle for John Candy in which the big man plays an overworked air–traffic…
Supergrass, The (1985): Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Robbie Coltrane, Jennifer Saunders…; A clever, understated comedy from the Comic Strip team with Adrian Edmondson as an ordinary bloke mistaken for a major–league drug dealer.
Sure Thing, The (1985): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Tim Robbins…; Early John Cusack film puts an agreeable spin on the plot of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, where he and female–nemesis Daphne Zuniga uncomfortably…
Teen Wolf / Teen Wolf Too (1985-1986): Dir. Rod Daniel, Christopher Leitch
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Jason Bateman; In TEEN WOLF, Fox plays a high–school student who discovers he has lycanthropic tendencies. The sequel TEEN WOLF TOO continues the story in…
Three Men and a Cradle (1985): Dir. Coline Serreau
Feat. Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, Andre Dussollier; Hugely successful comedy that spawned the U.S. remake about three domesticated bachelors who grapple with the needs of an infant and an unsolicited…
Toxic Avenger, The (1985): Dir. Michael Herz, Sam Weil
Feat. Andree Maranda, Mitch Cohen, Jennifer Prichard; A nerd becomes super–powered after falling into a vat of radioactive waste, and proceeds to clean up crime in one of the most notorious yet…
Troll (1985): Dir. John Buechler, Drago Floyd
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Sonny Bono, Shelley Hack…; Barrel–scrapingly hilarious, this GREMLINS knock–off sees a hairy troll turning an apartment block into a "garden of ancient evil", by…
Volunteers (1985): Feat. Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson…; Broad eighties comedy stars a fresh–faced Hanks as a upper class snob who joins the peace corps in Thailand in order to escape his gambling…
Voyeur (Abel) (1985): Dir. Alex Van Warmerdam
Feat. Alex Van Warmerdam, Henri Garcin, Olga Zuiderhoek; So many windows, so little time! An oddball sex farce in which the director himself plays a binocular–happy mummy's boy who falls in love with…
Water (1985): Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Michael Caine, Billy Connolly, Valerie Perrine…; When oil is discovered on a peaceful Caribbean outpost island it swiftly finds itself embroiled in a political upheaval with all sides fighting for…
When Father Was Away on Business (1985): Dir. Emir Kusturica
Feat. Moreno de Bartolli, Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan; A delightful dramedy of social upheaval, set during Yugoslavia’s Tito–Stalin conflict of the 1950s. Kusturica filters the tribulations of…
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth Dimension (1984): Dir. W.D. Richter
Feat. Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin…; This offbeat genre film has been described as a silly movie for smart people. A bored neurosurgeon (Buck) decides to become a rock star and defender…
All of Me (1984): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin; Martin gives a career–best turn when, through a little hocus–pocus, is forced to share his body with a crotchety millionairess.
American Dreamer (1984): Dir. Rick Rosenthal
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti…; Comedy adventure in which a fed–up housewife pens a story about a spy and wins a trip to Paris where she starts to believe she is the spy in…
At Last Smith And Jones (TV Series) (Alas Smith and Jones) (1984-1998): Feat. Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones; Best of the British sketch show ALAS SMITH AND JONES. Similar in tone to NOT THE NINE O'CLOCK NEWS, this is equally hit–and–miss,…
Bachelor Party (1984): Dir. Neal Israel
Feat. Tom Hanks; 'Classic', if that's the word, 80s sex comedy has an impish Tom Hanks undergoing various hair–raising rites of passage before he is wed.
Beverly Hills Cop (1984): Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Steven Berkoff; Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley has never been funnier than in this winning combo of action and comedy.
Blame it on Rio (1984): Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Michael Caine, Demi Moore, Joseph Bologna…; French–style farce in which Caine and his business partner holiday in Rio de Janeiro with their respective teenage daughters in tow. Caine has…
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984): Dir. Ray Cameron
Feat. Kenny Everett, Pamela Stephenson, Vincent Price…; Horror comedy about six scientists investigating a creepy manor, where a mysterious massacre killed 18 guests in a single night many years…
Broadway Danny Rose (1984): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow; Woody is a well–meaning show–biz agent who signs up any odd–ball with an act on the notion that they may pay long–term…
Brother from Another Planet (1984): Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Joe Morton, Steve James, Bill Cobbs; Quirky comic fantasy from John Sayles about a mute alien negro who crash lands in New York and mixes with some earthbound home–boys in downtown…
Chance in a Million (TV Series) (1984-1986): Feat. Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn; A young Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn star as Tom Chance and his long–suffering girlfriend Alison in this 'classic' Brit–com based…
Cheech and Chong: Corsican Brothers (1984): Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech and Chong; Cheech and Chong abandon drug–humour for this comic historical spoof, taking three roles each, with their own families being recruited to fill…
Comfort and Joy (1984): Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Bill Paterson, Eleanor David; Another likeable and quirky comedy from Bill Forsyth, about a disc–jockey who becomes involved in a mob feud over a mobile ice–cream…
Comic Strip Presents: Bad News Tour (1983) / A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984): Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Dawn French…; Excellent 'Comic Strip' double bill that teams up Adrian Edmonson's classic headbanger's satire with the cult repertory's memorable…
Comic Strip Presents: Fistful of Travellers Cheques, A / Gino (1984): Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Rik Mayall, Pete Richardson, Keith Allen…; Winning 'Spaghetti Western' spoof has straw–chewing posers Rik Mayall and Peter Richardson check into the Hotel Bastardos, where they meet…
Comperes, Les (1984): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu; Pierre Richard and Gerard Depardieu star in this screwball film as two strangers enlisted to help a mutual ex–lover, both thinking they are the…
Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart) (1984): Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong; Endearing, warm–hearted tale of Chinese–Americans living in San Fransisco. Distinctly Chinese but the themes and the humour are universal.
Duty Free (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Keith Barron, Gwen Taylor; Two Pommy couples vacationing in Spain do their best not to let their contrasting politics and attraction for one another get in the way of their…
Electric Dreams (1984): Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield…; Cute comedy with a nebbish architect fighting for the affections of Virginia Madsen with his main rival, a computer called Edgar. Cultish caper…
Ever Decreasing Circles (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Richard Briers, Penelope Wilton, Peter Egan; Classic BBC comedy, where Richard Briers’ control freakery is challenged when a charming new neighbour (Egan) moves into the community. His…
Flamingo Kid, The (1984): Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Matt Dillon; Amiable teen vehicle for Matt Dillon set at a 1950s holiday resort.
Funeral, The (1984): Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto; A Buddhist funeral service for a brothel owner makes an ideal vehicle for both fiendish black comedy and social satire. An assured debut from the…
Ghostbusters (1984): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver…; Blockbuster supernatural comedy follows the lives of three flaky paranormal investigators who find themselves in countless gooey situations. The…
Girls on Top (TV Series) (1984-1985): Feat. Dawn French, Tracey Ullman, Jennifer Saunders…; Dawn French gets more than she bargained for in recruiting three cantankerous roommates in order to accord the rent on her Chelsea flat. Among the…
Gremlins (1984): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates…; Comedy–horror gold just mild enough for the kids, about a boy's new pet that spawns a legion of furry, unruly monsters.
Hardbodies (1984): Dir. Mark Griffiths
Feat. Grant Cramer, Teal Roberts, Courtney Gains…; Amazingly trashy American sex comedy in which three middle–aged daddies on a beach holiday enlist the help of a local student to help them…
Ice Pirates, The (1984): Dir. Stewart Raffill
Feat. Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts…; Goofy sci–fi comedy set in a distant future where water is scarce on the planet earth. After a band of space pirates get caught raiding ice,…
Johnny Dangerously (1984): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Michael Keating, Joe Piscopo, Marilu Henner…; Michael Keaton turns to a life of crime to support his ailing mother in this zany spoof of 1930's gangster films.
Ladies On the Rocks (1984): Dir. Christian Thomsen
Feat. Gotha Anderson, Bruno Bjorn, Peter Boesen; Two women cabaret performers win the hearts of provincial audiences with their raucous brand of feminist humour. Ironically, their increasing…
Lust in The Dust (1984): Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Divine, Tab Hunter, Geoffrey Lewis…; Imitating the tone of mid–period John Waters (POLYESTER), dir. Bartel spoofs the Western melodrama with heaving cleavages, abysmal musical…
Magnificent Evans, The (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Ronnie Barker; Long–forgotten BBC comedy concerning 'Genius, Photographer And Man Of Letters' Plantagenet Evans (Barker), who lives in a Welsh village and…
Mapp and Lucia (TV Mini-series) (1984): Dir. Donald McWhinnie
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Prunella Scales, Nigel Hawthorne…; Set in a small seaside town in 1920's England, this comedy of manners is an exquisitely stylised adaptation of E.F Benson's novel. Chronicles the…
Moscow on the Hudson (1984): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Robin Williams, Alejandro Rey, Maria Conchita Alonso; Robin Williams plays a Russian musician who defects while touring the U.S., but finds his new home often less than rosy. Tragicomedy, played and…
Mother and Son (TV Series) (1984-1994): Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald; A long–running, unlikely hit series about a hard–working career man who is saddled with the responsibility of caring for his bewildered,…
Much Ado About Nothing (1984): Dir. Stuart Burge
Feat. Cherie Lunghi, Robert Lindsay, Michael Elphick; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
My New Partner (Les Ripoux) (1984): Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte; The genial Phillipe Noiret plays a slobbish corrupt cop saddled with a straight–laced partner in this hilarious caper comedy. It's a delight…
Not for Publication (1984): Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Nancy Allen, David Naughton; Screwball take on NYC tabloid reporters from the director of EATING RAOUL.
Oxford Blues (1984): Dir. Robert Boris
Feat. Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays…; A streetwise American hustler pursues the girl of his dream to England's where he enrols at Oxford University and joins the rowing team in an effort…
Police Academy (1984): Dir. Hugh Wilson
Feat. Steve Guttenberg, Michael Winslow, Kim Cattrall; Original of a long–series of 80s comedies lampooning various misfit recruits to a chaotic Police Academy. Stars Steve Guttenberg and Kim…
Protocol (1984): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus; Goldie Hawn plays a charmingly naive cocktail waitress who ends up employed at the White House after saving the president's life, in this…
Punky Brewster (TV Series) (1984): Feat. Soleil Moon-Frye, George Gaynes; Colourful family sitcom with Soleil Moon Frye attaining semi–iconic status as the feisty orphan adopted by a grumpy old widower.
Revenge of the Nerds (1984): Dir. Jeff Kanew
Feat. Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards; Distinguished among 80s comedies by its unique agenda in which two bespectacled, buck–toothed nerds battle it out with the college…
Secret Honor (1984): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Philip Baker Hall; A fictionalized monologue adapted from the stage by playwrights Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, with the great Philip Baker Hall as former…
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984): Dir. John Goldschmidt
Feat. Julie Walters, Anthony Higgins; Eight women come together to have a crack at a week–long survival course, so as to let off some steam and gather life–focus. Leading…
Sixteen Candles (1984): Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling…; Molly Ringwald became a star in this first of John Hughes' hip and eminently enjoyable movies about adolescence in the 1980s.
Splash (1984): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah; Winning comic fantasy with Tom Hanks falling for mermaid Daryl Hannah.
This Is Spinal Tap (1984): Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael McKean, Christopher Guest; Brilliant parody of a burnt–out British Heavy–Metal band on tour in America, filmed in the classic tradition of a rock documentary. A…
Top Secret! (1984): Dir. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Feat. Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp…; No secret this is one of the best of the Abrahams/Zucker Bros comedies (FLYING HIGH) with Val Kilmer as a rather dim, Elvis–type singer who, in…
Ultimate Solution of...Grace Quigley, The (1984): Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Nick Nolte; Curious black comedy features Hepburn as a lonely widower who enlists hitman Nolte to hasten her demise.
What Have I Done to Deserve This? (1984): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Carmen Maura; Carmen Maura plays a delirious feminist housewife in this early black–comic farce from Almodovar, here working at his freshest and most…
Wheels on Meals (1984): Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen; The kung–fu trio of Chan, Hung and Biao travel, to Spain for this rambunctious minor classic, in a tale about food–vendors helping out a…
Who's the Boss? (TV Series) (1984-1992): Feat. Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano, Katherine Helmond…; Very likeable 1980s sitcom, set in a suburban mansion, with a household comprised of an advertising executive (Light), her elderly mother (Helmond),…
Woman In Red, The (1984): Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Gene Wilder, Kelly Le Brock, Charles Grodin; Perhaps the height of Gene Wilder comedic indulgence, playing a middle–aged average man who becomes besotted with the womanly curves of leggy…
Alfresco (TV Series) (1983-1984): Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Ben Elton…; A comedy sketch show, intended as ITV's equivalent to Not The Nine O'Clock News, which was currently popular on BBC. Written by Ben Elton, with…
Alice in Wonderland (1983): Dir. Kirk Browning
Feat. Kate Burton, Richard Burton, Eve Arden…; From the Broadway Theatre Archive series, this is a filmed version of the 1970s revival of a 1932 Broadway version. Distinguished by extraordinary…
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (TV Series) (1983-2004): Feat. Timothy Spall, Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy…; Much loved and admired British drama series about a gang of construction labourers who take slightly dodgy, yet lucrative jobs in Europe and…
Bananaman (TV Series) (1983-1986): An animated series from the 80's featuring the talents of "The Goodies" themselves, based around the silly adventures of a schoolboy who eats a…
Bullshot (1983): Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Alan Shearman, Billy Connolly, Michael Aldridge…; Silly comedy starring Alan Shearman as 'Bullshot Crummond', a dunderheaded WW1 fighter pilot who must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto…
Cheech and Chong - Still Smokin (1983): Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong; Further herbal adventures from the creators of UP IN SMOKE, this time in the 'promised land' of Holland.
Class (1983): Dir. Lewis John Carlino
Feat. Rob Lowe, Jacqueline Bisset, Andrew McCarthy…; McCarthy plays a preppy student who is goaded by roommate Lowe into losing his virginity. He ends up being seduced by an older woman who turns out to…
D.C. Cab (1983): Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Mr T, Max Gail, Gary Busey…; Low–octane comedy about a group of hapless cabbies struggling to keep their ailing company afloat. Mr. T and a pre–brain injury Gary…
Dark Habits (1983): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Cristina Pascual; Red–light denizen on the run, Cristina Pascual holes up in a bizarre, wildly improbable Convent of the Humble Redeemers, frequented by…
Deal of the Century (1983): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines; Self–destructing satire finds Chevy Chase dealing arms with a South American dictator, to the tune of $300 million. FRENCH CONNECTION hotshot…
Digital Daydreams (1983): Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Bill Wyman, James Coburn, Richard O'Brien; Genuine oddity lossely based around the life and 'digital dreams' of Bill Wyman (bassist of the Rolling Stones), which blends together documentary,…
Doctor Detroit (1983): Dir. Michael Pressman
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Howard Hesseman, Donna Dixon; Under–the–radar 80's comedy sees Aykroyd play a mild–mannered professor of literature who accidentally gets involved with four high…
Easy Money (1983): Dir. James Signorelli
Feat. Rodney Dangerfield, Joe Pesci, Geraldine Fitzgerald…; Brash comedy with Dangerfield ideally cast as a middle–aged slob who must change his ways in order to receive a ten million dollar inheritance.
Eddie Murphy - Delirious (1983): Feat. Eddie Murphy; Classic stand–up with the proudly profane Eddie Murphy, before he was blanded out by the Hollywood machine.
Educating Rita (1983): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Julie Walters, Michael Caine; Satisfying modern take on Pygmalion, with uncultured fair lady Julie Walters and sceptical tutor Michael Caine.
Experience Preferred, but Not Essential (1983): Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Elizabeth Edmonds, Sue Wallace; Amusing, low–key drama about a young woman waitressing at a seaside resort.
Finally Sunday (Vivement Dimanche!) (1983): Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant; A businessman in trouble with the police over the murder of his wife's lover finds solace in his secretary who decides to investigate the case…
Local Hero (1983): Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Peter Reigert, Burt Lancaster, Denis Lawson…; Peter Riegert plays an American oil executive assigned to buy out a small Scottish community where, of course, not everyone takes the bait. Burt…
Lonely Guy, The (1983): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Steve Martin, Charles Grodin; Steve Martin could do no wrong in his early film career, and this is another example. The tragicomedy is beautifully played as he and Charles Grodin…
Lovesick (1983): Dir. Marshall Brickman
Feat. Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness…; A psychiatrist who falls in love with a patient is visited by the spirit of Sigmund Freud, who gives him advice on how to handle it.
Man With Two Brains, The (1983): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner; Steve Martin plays a surgeon who frustrated with his wicked, overbearing wife (Kathleen Turner), falls in love with a…
Meaning of Life, The (Monty Python's Meaning of Life) (1983): Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle…; Hilarious, oft–times bilious Monty Python hit that examines The Big Issue in a series of loosely–connected sketches. Arguably more…
Mr. Mom (1983): Dir. Stan Dragoti
Feat. Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Christopher Lloyd…; Easy–going, if predictable role reversal comedy with a screenplay written by 80's teen icon John Hughes. Keaton plays a dad who, after…
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, John Candy; Inaugurating a series that would yield two more vacations/sequels, this moderately amusing gagfest follows the travails of Chevy Chase and family as…
Project A ('A' gai waak) (1983): Dir. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen; A famous peak period work from martial art maestro Jackie Chan in turn of the century Hong Kong, with Chan in pursuit of vicious buccaneers. Famous…
Return of Captain Invincible, The (1983): Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Bill Hunter…; Campy superhero comedy starring Captain Invincible – a chunky ex superhero who now prefers chopping back the lagers to fighting crime in white…
Return to Eden (TV Series) (1983): Feat. Rebecca Gilling; Early 80s mini–series set around the survivor of a treacherous crocodile attack, that garnered a small cult due to its Aussie–kitsch…
Risky Business (1983): Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay; A kind of '80s update of THE GRADUATE, this imaginative comedy propelled a 17–year old Tom Cruise into the limelight. Uncommonly stylish and…
Strange Brew (1983): Dir. Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis
Feat. Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Paul Dooley…; Beer–themed comedy loosely based on Shakespeare's HAMLET, directed by and starring Canadian sketch comedy duo Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis. The…
To Be or Not to Be (1983): Dir. Alan Johnson
Feat. Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Tim Matheson…; Mel Brooks features in this remake of the 1940s Ernst Lubitsch comedy.
Trading Places (1983): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Don Ameche…; A sturdy comic conceit – for a bet, two interfering millionaires swap the lives of a rich man (Dan Aykroyd) and a poor man (Eddie Murphy) – makes…
Two of a Kind (1983): Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning…; God (voiced by Gene Hackman) is so disappointed with mankind he prepares a second Flood, but is persuaded by angels to bet on the reformation of two…
Valley Girl (1983): Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily…; One of the coolest teen flicks of the early 80s exults a first starring role for Nicolas Cage as a Hollywood punk who crashes a suburban party and…
Yellowbeard (1983): Dir. Mel Damski
Feat. Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Eric Idle…; Pirate farce for serious Python completists only. Impressive cast though.
Zelig (1983): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow; Woody seamlessly fuses newsreel footage with new material for this mock–documentary on the fictional life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig.…
'Allo 'Allo (TV Series) (1982-1992): Feat. Gordon Kaye, Carmen Silvera; British farce at its best and silliest, this sitcom takeoff of every WW2 French Resistance film (and the TV Series 'Secret Army') is set around the…
48hrs (48 Hours) (1982): Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Annette O'Toole…; Eddie Murphy excels in his film debut as a street–smart ex–con who teams up with veteran cop Nick Nolte to track down some bad…
A Good Marriage (Le Beau Marriage) (1982): Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Beatrice Romand, Andre Dussollier, Féodor Atkine; An art history student is growing tired of being the mistress of a married painter, then meets a handsome and wealthy younger man whom she vows to…
Author! Author! (1982): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld…; Pacino plays a playwright whose wife deserts the family shortly before his breakthrough work opens on Broadway. Slight, but attractive comedy is a…
Carry Me Back (1982): Dir. John Reid
Feat. Grant Tilly, Kelly Johnson; Spirited silliness ensues when plans for a trio of South Island farmers go awry when one of them carks it en route to a Wellington rugby match. Worth…
Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1982): Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Timothy Leary; Mark III from the C&C dope–movie factory sees the hapless pair use an ice–cream van to smokescreen their illicit activities. Cult…
Cheers (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Ted Dansen, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman…; One of the longest–running sitcoms, set around a Boston bar and its regulars. Went on to launch the bigscreen careers of many of its…
Creepshow (1982): Dir. George Romero
Feat. Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeam, Fritz Weaver; Well–spun compendium of five tales captures the intended spirit and ghoulishness of 1950s EC horror comics in an affectionate homage.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin; Martin's most clever vehicle has him interacting with vintage film footage of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Lauren Bacall, to dazzling effect. A…
Deathtrap (1982): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Joe Silver…; A clever, self–referential comedy based around a failing writer of crime playwright who plans to murder his student for his brilliant whodunnit…
Diner (1982): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon…; Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Eating Raoul (1982): Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel; Bizarre B–movie classic about a conservative couple who discover the lucrative and 'moral' practise of bumping off clients that respond to…
Escape Artist, The (1982): Dir. Caleb Deschanel
Feat. Griffin O’Neal, Raul Julia, Teri Garr; A muddled but oddly captivating comic adventure produced by Francis Ford Coppola about the young and self–confident teenage son of the…
Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989): Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox…; Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982): Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold…; This early–80s teen pic survives a lot better than most, finding surprisingly subtle shades of the adolescent experience amid some frank…
Flying High 2 (1982): Dir. Ken Finkleman
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges…; Sequel to spoof film Flying High has the same cast, same plot, same hero – and pretty much the same jokes, but is not nearly as funny as it's…
Ginger Meggs (1982): Dir. Jonathan Dawson
Feat. Garry McDonald; Colourful movie adaptation of the iconic Australian comic strip, following the antics of a red–haired prepubescent mischief–maker who…
Grease 2 (1982): Dir. Patricia Brich
Feat. Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer; Enjoyably bad reprise of the hit musical of 50s High School Americana, still gets by with a handful of good tunes and Michelle Pffiefer.
Home Sweet Home (1982): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Timothy Spall, Frances Barber; Postmen, social workers, and desperate housewives converge in this biting Mike Leigh feature, one of the director’s early achievements. Originally…
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret; A Hollywood writer whose career is in freefall has his life made even more complicated when his estranged daughter turns up at his door demanding a…
Impossible Kid, The (1982): Dir. Eddie Nicart
Feat. Weng Weng, Romy Diaz, Nina Sara; Chop–socky sequel with world's smallest spy again coming up another baddie intent to destroy the world. Comical dialogue, and more ball busting…
Irish R. M., The (1982-1985): Dir. Robert Chetwyn
Feat. Peter Bowles, Beryl Reid, Niall Toibin…; Classic Irish comedy–drama series following a retired English army officer living in turn–of–the–century West Ireland. Based…
Labyrinth of Passion (1982): Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Cecilia Roth, Luis Ciges…; A nympho pop singer and her bisexual buddy cruise the decadent nightlife of Madrid, encountering Almodovar's usual slate of deviants –…
Last Horror Film, The (1982): Dir. David Winters
Feat. Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell, Filomena Spagnuolo…; Horror comedy filmed on location at the Cannes Film Festival, where a New York City taxi driver is trying to fulfill his dream of directing a film…
Losing Ground (1982): Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones; Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Jose Ferrer…; A breezy romp in the fresh fields of a country estate with three ill–assorted couples at the turn of the century. Under–rated Woody Allen…
Missionary, The (1982): Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard…; Jolly Brit comedy sees Palin as the Rev. Charles Fortesque, recalled to England from missionary work in Africa to minister London's prostitutes,…
Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl (1982): Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam…; Sheaf of classic sketches, incl. Lumberjacks, delivered onstage in Los Angeles. Should provoke tears of nostalgic merriment for fans.
My Favourite Year (1982): Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Jessica Harper, Mark Linn-Baker…; An inventive, well–regarded 'backstage–comedy' based on the TV career of comedian Sid Caesar. Standing out among a handful of great…
National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982): Dir. Michael Miller
Feat. Gerrit Graham, Fred McCarren, Miriam Flynn…; More of the same from National Lampoon – Lizzie Borden High's Class of '72 have their reunion disrupted by a deranged alum out for revenge…
Night Shift (1982): Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Shelley Long, Pat Corley, Michael Keaton…; Well–delivered comedy concerning a worker at a morgue who is persuaded to start a prostitution racket by a manic co–worker. Whole cast…
Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones…; The breakthrough series for comic superstars Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and, er, Pamela Stephenson. The political sketches are as…
Pirates of Penzance (1982): Dir. Wilford Leach
Feat. Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Rondstadt…; Kevin Kline and Angela Lansbury star in this hammy screen version of Gilbert and Sullivan's famous operetta.
Police Squad! (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Duell; Shortlived but pungent TV spoof based on the surreal, slapstick fumblings of a police investigation unit headed by a deadpan Leslie Nielsen, which…
Privates On Parade (1982): Dir. Michael Blakemore
Feat. John Cleese; John Cleese stars in this perky adaptation of the play about a gay Song and Dance Unit of the Brtish army stationed in 1940s Singapore.
Prodigal Son, The (Bai Ga Jai) (1982): Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam…; One of the all–time great kung fu features, has a young man (Biao) pursue the martial arts, but eventually discovering that his rich father has…
Remington Steele (TV Series) (1982): Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist; A pre–Bond Pierce Brosnan oozes smarm and charm as Remington Steele, the fictitious head of a struggling private eye firm run by the sultry…
Richard Pryor - Here and Now / Live on Sunset Strip (1982-1983): Feat. Richard Pryor; Two stellar examples of Richard Pryor in his comedy prime: in HERE AND NOW, Pryor is at his bawdy best performing live in New Orleans; in LIVE ON THE…
Robin Williams - An Evening With (1982): Feat. Robin Williams; The unique lunacy of Robin Williams is captured live in concert on his home turf – The Great American Music Hall in San…
Square Pegs (TV Series) (1982-1983): Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Jami Gertz…; Sassy high school comedy from the early 1980's centred around Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker as two awkward teenage girls desperate to be…
Starstruck (1982): Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Jo Kennedy; A fabulous, overlooked Aussie musical in which an ambitious barmaid lives out her dreams to be a singing star in the new wave–inflected early…
Suite in Two Keys : Come Into the Garden Maud / A Song at Twilight (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 7) (1982): Feat. Paul Scofield, Geraldine McEwan, Deborah Kerr; – Come Into The Garden Maud (82') Dubious comedy centred on a husband and wife keen to get ahead who become entranced by a prince and…
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982): Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Angela Lansbury, George Hearn, Cris Groenendaal; TV movie of the 1979 Broadway hit, originally staged by Harold Prince, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Set in London in 1846, where Barber…
They Call Me Bruce? (A Fistful of Chopsticks) (1982): Dir. Elliott Hong
Feat. Johnny Yune; An early, if fumbled, attempt at Asian vs. American humour sees a Mafioso's chef (Yune) sent on a drug–smuggling mission and being mistaken for…
Things Are Tough All Over (1982): Dir. Thomas K. Avildsen
Feat. Cheech and Chong; The fourth outing for smokesters Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong in their usual guises, this time tangling with a pair of Arabs (also played by C & C)…
Tootsie (1982): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray; Much–loved classic, with unemployed actor Dustin Hoffman donning a dress to pay the bills. Unfortunately, his TV–soap character, Dorothy…
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom…; Inspector Clouseau is back again despite the death of the star, Peter Sellers. Using previously unseen footage and newly created linking material,…
Victor Victoria (1982): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Julie Andrews, James Garner, Lesley Ann Warren…; Blake Edwards boudoir–farce with Julie Andrews playing a male impersonator in 30s Paris.
Whoops Apocalypse (TV Series) (1982): Dir. John Reardon
Feat. John Cleese, Richard Griffiths, Rik Mayall…; An assortment of crusty politicians weigh up the future of their careers against the stability of all life itself in this 6 part ITV satire. This…
Wrong is Right (1982): Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad…; Patchy media satire with Connery as a newsman on the trail of two nuclear weapons that have fallen into terrorist hands. Some fine supporting turns…
Young Ones, The (TV Series) (1982-1984): Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer…; Off–the–wall, anarchic 80s sitcom about young rebels (liberal Rik, punk Vyvian, hippy Neil and bodgy Mike) co–habitating in a…
All Night Long (1981): Dir. Jean-Claude Tramont
Feat. Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand, Dennis Quaid…; Gene Hackman escapes the druggery of family life by shacking up with nutty Barbra Streisand in this uneven screwball comedy. Totally erratic,…
All's Well That Ends Well (1981): Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Ian Charleson, Angela Down, Sir Michael Hordern…; Adaptation of the Shakespeare play about a low–born daughter of a doctor who falls in love with the son of a countess, and attempts to cure the…
Arthur (1981): Dir. Steve Gordon
Feat. Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli; Dudley, as likeable millionaire drunk, falls in love with Liza.
Aviator's Wife, The (La femme de l'aviateur) (1981): Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Philippe Marlaud, Marie Riviere; A young student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and…
Billy Connolly - Bites Yer Bum (1981): Feat. Billy Connolly; Selected highlights from the end of Connelly's 1980–1981 tour, live at the Apollo Victoria, London. The Scots comedian is in fine lunatic form.
Britannia Hospital (1981): Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Joan Plowright…; Political allegory dressed as raucous Blighty comedy going all out, but it hasn't quite the magic of cult predecessors IF... and O LUCKY MAN!
Bustin' Loose (1981): Dir. Oz Scott
Feat. Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson; Comedian Richard Pryor produced, wrote and starred in this mad 80's comedy involving a criminal forced to help out the director of a school for…
Cannonball Run (1981): Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett…; Packed with an absurd combination of stars, this trans–continental car race yarn is largely a vehicle for Burt Reynolds wisecracks and some…
Caveman (1981): Dir. Carl Gottlieb
Feat. Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long…; Stone Age spoof in which a hairy Starr cavorts with various other grunting stars in a distant past ruled by dinosaurs. High quality production and…
Condorman (Condor Man) (1981): Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera; An odd, but likeable superhero–spy yarn from Disney, in which a cartoonist (Crawford) turns himself into a living version of one of his own…
Continental Divide (1981): Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield…; Neglected Belushi outing is a gentle comedy with a hard–nosed journalist falling for an eagle researcher high in the mountains of Colorado.
Devil and Max Devlin, The (1981): Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach; Live–action comedy from Disney, in which slobbish sinner Gould is recruited by a devil to lure innocents into the hot place. Has its moments…
For Your Height Only (1981): Dir. Eddie Nicart
Feat. Weng Weng, Yehlen Catral, Carmi Martin…; Schlocky riff on the 007 franchise with pint sized ass–kicker Weng Weng as the world's smallest super spy, Agent 00, doing battle with mad…
Four Seasons, The (1981): Dir. Alan Alda
Feat. Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou…; Inspired by the theme and format of SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, Alda wrote and directed this grown–up comedy in which three wealthy,…
Full Moon High (1981): Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Elizabeth Hartman…; Wry horror–comedy with Adam Arkin as a jocular teen whose good time in Transylvannia is marred by his transformation into a werewolf. Change of…
Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1981): Dir. James Uys
Feat. Jamie Uys; The infamous African cult fave about a jolly bush–man who ventures across country to dispose of an 'evil' coke–bottle. The sequel is more…
Goodbye Pork Pie (1981): Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman…; This little beauty was the first Kiwi film to make international inroads. An amoral tale about a gang of misfits who travel the length of the country…
Great Muppet Caper, The (1981): Dir. Jim Henson
Feat. Jim Henson, Frank Oz; Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo become amateur sleuths when Miss Piggy is framed for a jewel heist. MUPPET MOVIE sequel is at least as good as the first.
Greatest American Hero, The (TV Series) (1981): Feat. William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca…; A reluctant superhero if ever there was one, William Katt is engaging in this spoof sitcom as the toussle–haired school–teacher who is…
Hallelujah! (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Thora Hird, Patsy Rowlands, Rosamund Greenwood; Gentle British comedy concerning the evangelical exuberance of Salvation Army Captain Emily Ridley (Hird), who believes it is her mission to spread…
History of the World, Pt.1 (1981): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn…; A series of hilariously crass historical sketches from Mel Brooks.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) (1981): Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon…; The excellent BBC TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' extraordinary books provides a wealth of brain–candy for cybernerds, techno–buffs and…
Hoodwink (1981): Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush…; Devious bank robber Hargreaves eludes the law by pretending to be blind in this low–key Aussie caper–romance. Geoffrey Rush’s first…
Incredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981): Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty…; Fitfully amusing comedy mines the considerable talents of Lily Tomlin in the role of a housewife accidentally shrunk by her husband. Considerably…
La Chevre (1981): Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu; Irrepressible comic duo Richard and Depardieu are paired for the first time; here, the chronically unlucky daughter of a businessman goes missing in…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1981): Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Helen Mirren, Nigel Davenport, Brian Glover; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Modern Romance (1981): Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby…; Essentially a sustained neurotic monologue, this early gem from director/star Brooks examines the dilemmas of a…
Montenegro (1981): Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Susan Anspach, Erland Josephson, Marianna Jacobi; A bored housewife gets caught up in Slavic sex and violence and discovers that she quite likes it. Unpredictable and weird, things become wickedly…
My Dinner with Andre (1981): Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory; An honest exchange of philosophy transpires over dinner between an out–of–work playwright and a theatre director. Remarkably compelling…
My Young Auntie (1981): Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Kara Hui, Liu Chia Liang; Screwball comedy fits like a glove in this kung fu farce concerning a family inheritance and the sexual tension between a side–kicking Aunt…
Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, The (Tajemstvi hradu v Karpatech) (1981): Dir. Oldrich Lipsky
Feat. Michal Docolomansky, Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlastimil Brodsky…; Cult oddity based on the Jules Verne novel The Carpathian Castle, a sci–fi horror story about a campy count who haunts a house overlooking a…
Naked Civil Servant, The (1981): Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Hurt, Patricia Hodge, Colin Higgins; The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…
Neighbors (Neighbours) (1981): Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Cathy Moriarty; Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi bicker over the back–fence in this suburban comedy.
Only Fools and Horses (TV Series) (1981): Feat. David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Lennard Pearce; The highly successful British comedy series that made David Jason a star of the smallscreen, playing Del, a black–marketeer on the streets of…
Pacific Banana (1981): Dir. John D. Lamond; One of the last Australian sexploitation–ers is set around a madcap airline and a pilot with an 'undercarriage problem'. Randy humour abounds…
Polyester (1981): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey; Divine gives suburban neurosis a new meaning as a wife and mother of a whacked–out family living in Baltimore. The director's first…
Present Laughter / Star Quality (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 5) (1981-1985): Feat. Donald Sinden, Ian Richardson, Susannah York; – 'Present Laughter' (81') Semi–autobiographical comedy following a self–obsessed actor as he prepares himself for a tour amid a…
Private Lessons (1981): Dir. Alan Myerson
Feat. Sylvia Kristel, Eric Brown, Howard Hesseman…; A slightly queasy mix of thriller and sexual drama, has a teenager (Brown) initiated by the family maid (Kristel) into the carnal facts of life, and…
Private Schulz (1981): Feat. Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Billie Whitelaw…; Gleefully macabre farce focuses on the scheming titular character who convinces the Nazis to mass counterfeit millions of five pound notes in a bid…
Rodney Dangerfield - No Respect (1981-1995): Feat. Rodney Dangerfield, Tim Allen, Bill Murray…; Weighty retrospective of comic legend Rodney Dangerfield's hilarious career highlights, with collaborative appearances by other big name comedy acts,…
S.O.B. (1981): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Julie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan…; Blake Edwards' satire of the film industry and Hollywood society in which a movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by…
Secret Policeman's Other Ball, The (1981): Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Barry Humphries…; Most comical and musical shenanigans performed for the benefit of Amnesty International in the second 'Ball' of the series. The Monty Python team…
Shock Treatment (1981): Dir. Jim Sharman
Feat. Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Patricia Quinn…; Richard O'Brien and co. camp through the Rocky Horror premise again without the magic, but not without charm. Brad and Janet return as a…
Sorry! (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Ronnie Corbett, Barbara Lott; Ronnie Corbett, forty–something and with the world as his oyster, can't get a break in this memorable sitcom where his possessive mother (Lott)…
Stripes (1981): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates…; In a moment of weakness and despair, a slobbish Bill Murray enlists in the US Army and spends the rest of the movie humourously regretting the…
Take a Letter Mr. Jones (TV Series) (1981): Feat. John Inman, Rula Lenska, Miriam Margolyes; British sitcom set in the office of a multinational corporation, where an exec juggles her hectic work life (and workplace sexual politics) with…
That's My Boy (TV Series) (1981): Feat. Mollie Sugden, Christopher Blake; ARE YOU BEING SERVED?'s kooky Mollie Sugden broke ranks with this batty British sitcom, in which she played the hired housekeeper of a young married…
Zorro, The Gay Blade (1981): Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro…; George Hamilton stars as twin brothers. The dashing and dopey sons of Zorro himself. As they compete to inherit the famous mask and sword, the alpha…
9 to 5 (Nine to Five) (1980): Dir. Colin Higgins
Feat. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin; Secretarial trio of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin combine forces to outwit their sexist–pig boss in one of the spunkier 80s…
A Change of Seasons (1980): Dir. Richard Lang
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek; Comedy of tangled relationships and mid–life crises, following a forty–something woman who begins a relationship with a young,…
An Audience with Dame Edna (1980-1988): Dir. Alasdair MacMillan
Feat. Barry Humphries; A compilation of three TV specials starring the indefatigable and imperious Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries in drag) as she shares her opinions on…
Any Which Way You Can (1980): Dir. Buddy Van Horn
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis…; Clint Eastwood returns with his ill–tempered pet orangutan 'Clyde', as a truckie fist–fighting his way through the troubles of life. A…
Being There (1980): Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Peter Sellers; A middle–aged gardner, reared in solitude and exclusively educated through his television, is mistaken for a political genius. Profound and…
Blues Brothers, The (1980): Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher; Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
Bosom Buddies (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari; Box office everyman Tom Hanks dons womenswear as a yuppie advertising executive resigned to living in an all–female tenement.…
Caddyshack (1980): Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray…; Rude and crude golfing hi–jinks, often deliriously funny. Perhaps most famous for the infantile chocolate–bar in the swimming pool scene.
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980): Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong, Paul Reubens…; The pot–head duo followed UP IN SMOKE with another batch of set pieces spiked with a brand of humour that (surely?) requires a particular state…
Cowboys (TV Series) (1980): Dir. Michael Mills
Feat. Colin Welland, David Kelly, Roy Kinnear; Wickedly funny early–80's comedy centered around a dubious firm of dis–functional builders.
Fade to Black (1980): Dir. Vernon Zimmerman
Feat. Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford; Film buffs should appreciate this inventive black–comedy about a weirdo movie addict who kills people in the style of his various film heroes.
Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980): Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Peter Sellers, Helen Mirren; Notable as Peter Sellers' last movie, but ranking close to the bottom of the Sellers canon for its fiendish forced humour and racist overtones.
Flickers (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Bob Hoskins, Frances de la Tour, Sheila Reid; An amiable Cockney rogue seeking investors in the silent–film industry finds that building a business out of make believe isn't as easy as he…
Grown-Ups (1980): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Philip Davis, Lesley Manville, Brenda Blethyn; A working class couple discovers the joys of living in a council flat in this early Mike Leigh drama for the BBC (part of the 'Play for Today'…
Hi-de-hi! (TV Series) (1980-1988): Feat. Paul Shane, Ruth Madoc, Jeffrey Holland…; The classic 1980s comedy series that took a sardonic look at the garish and cheerful culture of post–WW2 British holiday camps. Set around the…
Hopscotch (1980): Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston…; Walter Matthau carries this cat–and–mouse comedy as a demoted CIA operative who enjoys being a target after publishing a spiteful memoir…
Jerk, The (1980): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin; Classic debut for Steve Martin as a hayseed inventor raised in the bayou.
Kremmen - The Movie (1980): Animated sci–fi comedy with Kenny Everett voicing the egotistical superhero.
La Cage Aux Folles 2 (1980): Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Galabru; Cast and crew reunite for this enjoyable sequel to one of the most successful French comedies of all time. This time our two heroes find themselves…
Last Married Couple in America, The (1980): Dir. Gilbert Cates
Feat. George Segal, Natalie Wood, Richard Benjamin…; A "happily married" Californian couple begin to doubt their 15 year marriage after their friends all divorce and pressure them to do the same.
Little Miss Marker (1980): Dir. Walter Bernstein
Feat. Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis…; Comedy set in the 30's, following a gloomy, cantankerous bookie (Walter Matthau) running a gambling operation, who finds himself with a 6–year…
Magnum P.I. (TV Series) (1980): Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley…; After a tour of duty in Vietnam, the ever–affable Tom Selleck cruises Hawaii in his Porsche as a private investigator. Classic,…
Melvin and Howard (1980): Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Paul Le Mat, Jason Sr. Robards; Low–key gem of a road–movie in which yokel Paul Le Mat (AMERICAN GRAFFITI) rescues a grizzled tramp on a desert highway one night, who…
Motel Hell (1980): Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons; Comedy black enough to convert one to vegetarianism about rednecks who use a special kinda meat for 'Farmer Vincent's Fritters'! The duelling…
My Bodyguard (1980): Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, Matt Dillon…; A newcomer to a Chicago high school hires the biggest fellow student to be his 'bodyguard', especially to protect him from a lunch–money…
Ninth Configuration, The (Twinkle, Twinkle, ) (1980): Dir. William Peter Blatty
Feat. Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller…; Psychological thriller set in the 70's written, produced and directed by William Peter Blatty (THE EXORCIST). Having returned from Vietnam, a marine…
Nude Bomb, The (1980): Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Don Adams, Sylvia Kristel; An aging Don Adams tries to re–ignite the GET SMART magic in this latter–day feautre film spin–off. Strictly for completists only.
Pride and Prejudice (TV Mini-Series) (1980): Feat. Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson; Fay Weldon adaptation of the Jane Austen perennial in which the arrival of a wealthy gentleman sends her marriage–minded mother into a frenzy,…
Private Benjamin (1980): Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante…; Well–fashioned vehicle for Hawn's natural comic talents, she here plays a swanky socialite who joins the army on the spur of the…
Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980): Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre…; In his feature debut, writer–director John Sayles demonstrates a wisdom way beyond his years with this ‘do–it–yourself’…
Rising Damp (TV Series) (1980): Dir. Ronnie Baxter
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Frances de la Tour…; A dank Brit boarding–house is the setting for this classic sitcom written by Eric Chappell. Series 1 & 2 (15 episodes) available across two…
Rising Damp - The Movie (1980): Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Denholm Elliott…; A movie–length reprise of the classic boarding–house sitcom, which retains the slightly squalid characters and stories, but in its humour…
Seems Like Old Times (1980): Dir. Jay Sandrich
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Charles Grodin…; Neil Simon scripted this unheralded screwball comedy, right up there with THE GOODBYE GIRL. Chevy Chase plays a divorced novelist who seeks the help…
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980): Dir. Steve Roberts
Feat. Trevor Howard, Patrick Magee; Based on Vivian Stanshall's surreal radio monologues, this tipsy British comedy concerns the attempts of an eccentric British aristocrat to exorcise…
Stir Crazy (1980): Dir. Sidney Poitier
Feat. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Craig T. Nelson; The first and best of the Pryor/Wilder comedies, about a pair of clumsy crooks who land in jail. Plenty of laughs – though fairly predictable…
Taming of the Shrew (1980): Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. John Cleese, Sarah Badel; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series) (1980): Feat. Ben Vereen, Jeff Goldblum; Comedic detective show from the 80's following the unlikely crime–fighting partnership between a con–man and an accountant who dreams of…
Time Bandits (1980): Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall; John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall and others star in this breathlessly inventive fantasy in which a young boy journeys through history to…
Uforia (1980): Dir. John Binder
Feat. Harry Dean Stanton, Fred Ward; Quirky comedy about a kooky check–out operator who believes that aliens are about to dock on their doorstep. Harry Dean Stanton and Fred Ward…
Up The Academy (1980): Dir. Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Ron Leibman, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston…; Mad Magazine jump on the "National Lampoon" bandwagon with this ANIMAL HOUSE cash–in about the outrageous antics of a group of teenage misfits…
Used Cars (1980): Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jack Warden, Kurt Russell; Two sibling used car dealers (both played by Jack Warden) take their rivalry and sales gimmicks to a bad–taste extreme. Good script elevates…
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980): Dir. Art Linson
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Boyle; In a piece of dream–casting, Bill Murray plays 'gonzo' journalist Hunter S Thompson, with Peter Boyle as his lawyer sidekick having a series of…
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980): Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. James Warwick, Francesca Annis, John Gielgud…; A classic Agatha Christie TV adaptation in which a vicar sets out to discover the meaning behind "Why didn't they ask Evans?", the last words spoken…
Yes Minister (TV Series) (1980-1982): Dir. Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds, Nigel Hawthorne; The excellent, mildly pointed satire on British politics in Whitehall, with aristocratic bureaucrats Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds gently guiding…
10 (1979): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Dudley Moore, Bo Derek, Julie Andrews; The cuddly charms of Dudley Moore lift this light comedy out of the saccharine. Moore plays a successful composer falling in love with gorgeous Bo…
1941 (1979): Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Toshiro Mifune; The dir.’s only real commercial failure, this loose slapstick comedy, set in a Californian seaside town visited by a Japanese submarine in 1941,…
Amour en fuite, L' (Love on the Run) (1979): Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jean-Pierre Leaud, Marie-France Pisier; The fifth and final entry in dir. Truffaut's loosely autobiographical 'Anoine Doinel' series. Here, the footloose hero reaches his 30s and a new…
Animal House (1979): Feat. John Belushi, Donald Sutherland, Karen Allen…; National Lampoon's frat–house classic with a grossly hilarious Belushi.
Buffet Froid (Cold Cuts) (1979): Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, Jean Carmet…; When his lost switchblade turns up as a murder weapon, petty crim Gerard Depardieu goes on the lam in a nightmarish Paris, several disreputable…
Cactus Jack (1979): Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kirk Douglas; A fledgling Arnie and Kirk Douglas square–up in this comic take on the Old West.
Design For Living / Mrs. Capper's Birthday / What Mad Pursuit (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 3) (1979-1985): Dir. Philip Saville, Mike Ockrent
Feat. Dandy Nichols, Patricia Hayes, Hugh Laurie…; –Design For Living (79') Contrived comedy set in a Paris apartment where a woman and the two men she loves all live together in an awkward…
Dick Emery - Thames TV Specials (1979): Feat. Dick Emery; Classic songs and sketches abound in this collection of Dick Emery comedy specials. Includes: 'The Dick Emery Comedy Hour', 'The Dick Emery Hour',…
Dimboola (1979): Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Bruce Spence; Marriage, Aussie–style, gets a blokey makeover in this riotous comedy ritualising the boozed–up antics of one man's obligatory bucks…
Dukes of Hazzard, The (TV Series) (1979-1985): Feat. Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach…; Mixing hayseed humour and car–action aplenty, this hit TV show milked Southern stereotypes for all their worth as country cousins Bo (dark) and…
Eric Sykes Collection (The Plank, Rhubarb Rhubarb!, It's Your Move, Mr H. Is Late, The Big Freeze, The Eric Sykes Show, The Likes of Sykes) (1979-1993): Dir. Eric Sykes
Feat. Eric Sykes, Arthur Lowe, Tommy Cooper…; A ridiculously long list of British comic talent star in these slapstick masterpieces from the 1970s and 80s, all of which are virtually dialogue…
Frisco Kid, The (1979): Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Harrison Ford, Gene Wilder; Harrison Ford and Gene Wilder cross joke–strewn terrain in this comedy Western.
I'm For the Hippopotamus (1979): Dir. Italo Zingarelli
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Joe Bugner; Spencer and Hill take umbrage with a German tyrant, selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian Zoo's! Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson…
In-Laws, The (1979): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini…; Alan Arkin and Peter Falk deliver some effortless comedy in this straightforward buddy–comedy, as a dentist and CIA–agent embroiled in a…
J-Men Forever (1979): Dir. Richard Patterson
Feat. Peter Bergman, Phil Proctor; An ‘appropriated’ cult classic in the comic tradition of WHAT’S UP, TIGER LILY?, that cleverly splices together countless scenes from old…
La Cage Aux Folles (1979): Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru; A gay couple masquerade as husband and wife for the sake of their son's marriage prospects. Screwball drag comedy was a phenomenal hit worldwide.
Life of Brian (Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979): Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin; This parody of the life and times of Jesus Christ is the funniest and most successful of the Monty Python features. A cult favourite.
Little Romance, A (1979): Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Anna Massey, Arthur Hill…; Sweet minor comedy in which aged charmer Olivier persuades two teenage lovers – American boy, French girl – to run off together.…
Manhattan (1979): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway; This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
Measure for Measure (1979): Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Meatballs (1979): Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray; A laidback Bill Murray injects some meat into the summer camp cliche, here playing a trainee counselor in charge of a group of misfit stereotypes:…
Middle Age Spread (1979): Dir. John Reid
Feat. Grant Tilly, Dorothy McKegg, Peter Sumner…; Grant Tilly is priceless as the philandering high–school deputy who reluctantly hosts a dinner party for six. Based on the play by Roger Hall,…
Minder (TV Series) (1979-1994): Feat. George Cole, Dennis Waterman; Long–running British drama set around the shady activities of Arthur Daley (Cole) and his beleaguered 'minder'. Most entertaining for its…
More American Graffiti (1979): Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark…; College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s in this creaky sequel to the coming–of–age hit.
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979): Dir. Michael O'Donoghue
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher…; Notorious spoof of the Italian schockumentaries is the brain child of Saturday Night Live's oddball genius Michael O'Donoghue. Originally…
North Dallas Forty (1979): Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Nick Nolte, Bo Svenson, Steve Forrest; A sports film set in late 1970s Texas, following American Football player Phil Elliott (Nolte), whose independent attitude and lifestyle of…
Only When I Laugh (TV Series) (1979): Feat. James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Richard Wilson; Chaotic sitcom series written by Eric Chappell (RISING DAMP) set in a madcap hospital occupied by bickering patients and hackneyed staff.…
Porridge (1979): Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale; Ronnie Barker returns for this feature film based on the popular British TV series as a long–time prison inmate Fletcher who here arranges a…
Porridge (TV Series) (1979): Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale; Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale are on oatmeal and water in this classic British comedy set within the prison walls of Her Majesty’s…
Potter (TV Series) (1979): Feat. Arthur Lowe; Memorable British sitcom of a busybody retiree who occupies his time by meddling in other people's business – much to the chagrin of his…
Real Andy Kaufman, The (1979): Feat. Andy Kaufman; Rare footage of a live performance and backstage interview from manic–surrealist comic Andy Kaufman, later memorialised in MAN ON THE…
Real Life (1979): Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain…; The genius of Albert Brooks debuted in this hilarious, razor–sharp blueprint for the media monster we now know as Reality TV. Convincing an…
Richard Pryor - Live in Concert (1979): Dir. Jeff Margolis
Feat. Richard Pryor; The ground breaking black comedian at his finest ‘standup’ moment – picking up the tradition of Lenny Bruce and stretching it into raunchy,…
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979): Dir. Alan Arkush
Feat. P.J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard…; Pop–crazy student and 'Ramones' no. 1 fan, Riff Randell (PJ Soles) fights for her right to party against dragonlady principal Togar (Mary…
Secret Policeman's Ball, The (1979): Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Peter Cook…; The third in the series of Amnesty International charity gigs and first 'Ball' featuring a series of Britain's finest comedians and musicians. Apart…
Starting Over (1979): Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen…; James L. Brooks scripted this classic breakup comedy with Burt Reynolds and Jill Clayburgh (fresh off AN UNMARRIED WOMAN) as divorcees trying to get…
That Sinking Feeling (1979): Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. John Hughes; The Bill Forsyth (LOCAL HERO) ‘touch’ for gentle, ironic comedy, is fully evident in this first feature. Chronicling a small–scale scam…
To the Manor Born (TV Series) (1979-1981): Feat. Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles; Fondly remembered British comedy series in which the recently widowed Audrey Forbes–Hamilton (Keith) finds she has to relinquish her stately…
Unidentified Flying Oddball (The Spaceman and King Arthur) (1979): Dir. Russ Mayberry
Feat. Dennis Dugan, Kenneth More, Jim Dale…; A lighthearted and updated Disney version of Mark Twain's comic novel 'Connecticut Yankee'. Here an astronaut and his robot pal do the timewarp and…
Victor Borge - In Concert and Encore (1979): Humorist and piano recitalist Victor Borge demonstrates his indelible musical wit in this 1979 concert recorded live in London with accompanying…
A Wedding (1978): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lillian Gish, Ruth Nelson, Desi Jr. Arnaz…; An ensemble satire completely suited to dir. Robert Altman’s trademark naturalism and sardonic worldview, this is a suitable follow–up and…
As You Like It (1978): Dir. Basil Coleman
Feat. Helen Mirren, Brian Stirner, Richard Pasco; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Butterflies (TV Series) (1978-1983): Dir. John B. Hobbs, Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Wendy Craig, Geoffrey Palmer, Nicholas Lyndhurst…; An impressively low–key British sitcom about a wistful housewife contending with a mid–life crisis, the social revolutions of the 1970s…
California Suite (1978): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith…; Five couples converge on the Beverly Hills Hotel during ‘Oscar–week’ to play out various marital dramas. Likeable comedy assembles a…
Cheap Detective, The (1978): Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan…; Neil Simon's spoof of Bogart detective movies, with Falk fitting comfortably into his raincoat. A mixed bag, but worthwhile for those…
Corvette Summer (1978): Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Mark Hamill, Annie Potts, Eugene Roche…; Benign comedy with Hamill heading to Vegas in pursuit of a Corvette Stingray stolen from his auto–shop class.
Drunken Master (1978): Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jackie Chan; The martial arts comedy that put Jackie Chan on the map tells the tale of a disobedient son learning the art of Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop…
End, The (1978): Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise; Black comedy directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, who plays a real–estate agent who decides to kill himself when he is diagnosed with a…
Every Which Way But Loose (1978): Dir. James Fargo
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Beverly D'Angelo…; Rambling, but loosely enjoyable road–movie, has truckie Eastwood 'befriending' a rowdy orangoutan and following a country singer (Locke) across…
Flying High (Airplane!) (1978): Dir. David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges…; Side–splittingly funny lampoon of the Airport / Disaster movie genre, voted the best comedy of all time in 1999 by EMPIRE magazine.
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Preparez Vos Mouchoirs) (1978): Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Carole Laure, Patrick Dewaere; Naive, frustrated husband Gerard Depardieu embarks on an unconventional quest to find his listless wife some happiness, firstly by 'lending' her to a…
Goin' South (1978): Dir. Jack Nicholson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd…; The ‘Western’ done as farce, with troublesome outlaw Jack Nicholson rescued from the gallows by Mary Steenbergen, in a marriage of…
Going Straight (TV Series) (1978): Feat. Ronnie Barker, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Richard Beckinsale…; Underrated TV sequel to the brilliant PORRIDGE, with Barker attempting to survive the straight life outside Slade Prison. Without quite the deadpan…
Grange Hill (TV Series) (1978-2008): Candid British kids series following the exploits of a group of school misfits dealing with the day–to–day struggles of life in a…
Heaven Can Wait (1978): Dir. Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Feat. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason…; Amiable remake of HERE COMES MR JORDAN, with footballer Warren Beatty called to heaven before his time, then returned to earth as another man. The…
House Calls (1978): Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Art Carney…; Matthau plays a recent widower who attempts to make up for all the fidelity by womanizing he much as he can, before Glenda Jackson comes along and…
Hullabaloo over Georgie and Bonnie's Pictures (1978): Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, Saeed Jaffrey, Victor Banerjee; Television film from Merchant Ivory productions, about an attempted theft of valuable paintings from an Indian palace. The thieves include a museum…
Kenny Everett Video Show, The (TV Series) (1978-1981): Feat. Kenny Everett; Two compilation tributes to the British TV comedian and his anarchic, smutty style, collecting various clips including Sid Snot, Cupid Stunt,…
Monkey! (TV Series) (Volumes 1-6) (1978- 1979): Feat. Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shiro Kishibe…; Colourful, supernatural adventures in feudal Japan with the invincible Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka! This Japanese tele show became a favourite…
Mork and Mindy (TV Series) (1978-1982): Feat. Robin Williams, Pam Dawber; The wacky TV show that proved a breakthrough vehicle for Robin Williams, playing the cutesome, unpredictable Mork, an alien from the planet…
Odds and Evens (Pari e dispari) (1978): Dir. Sergio Corbucci
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill; 'Spaghetti comedy' with Bub Spencer and Terence Hill as crime–busting brothers bumbling their way around Miami and trying to take down a…
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978): Feat. Bob Denver, Alan Jr. Hale, Jim Backus…; 14 years after the SS Minnow first ran ashore on Gilligan's Island, the cast finally make it back to Florida. The original cast (minus Tina…
Return to Fantasy Island (1978): Dir. George McCowan
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize, Adrienne Barbeau…; Mysterious millionaire ‘Mr Roarke’ and his sidekick Tattoo play host (and God, or devil?) to various guests, who pay a fortune have their…
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Dyan Cannon…; Sellers reprises the role of Inspector Clouseau for the last time, as the bumbling detective fakes his own murder to track down some baddies…
Rutles, The (All You Need is Cash) (1978): Dir. Gary Weis, Eric Idle
Feat. Michael Palin, John Belushi, Bianca Jagger…; The mock–Beatles twist and "rut" in a spot–on piss–take of the Fab Four, led by Monty Python’s Eric Idle and making a…
Same Time Next Year (1978): Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn; Genteel yet immensely likeable two–hander based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play with Alda and Burstyn as an adulterous couple who share one…
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978): Dir. Michael Schultz
Feat. The Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Steve Martin…; A blushing musical turkey that contrives a potty narrative from Beatles’ songs interpreted by The Bee Gees and Peter Frampton, along with guest…
Taxi (TV Series) (1978-1983): Feat. Judd Hirsch, Danny De Vito, Tony Danza…; Another sitcom staple of the 1970s from the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, set in the refreshingly blue–collar world of a New York cab…
Thank God It's Friday (1978): Dir. Robert Klane
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Debra Winger, Donna Summer; Disco Sucks! Essential 70's retro viewing in this one–night–on–the–town comedy. Appearances by the Commodores, Donna Summer…
Tommy Cooper - Just Like That (TV Series) (1978): Feat. Tommy Cooper, Andrew Sachs; Comedy–magician and cohort of Eric Sykes, Tommy Cooper, delivers his distinctive, hilarious brand of 'tragic magic' in this six–part…
Twelfth Night (1978): Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal…; Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Up in Smoke (1978): Dir. Lou Adler
Feat. Cheech and Chong; Cheech and Chong's first movie is their best and most remembered. They transpose their popular doped–out comic routines for the big screen, in…
Wiz, The (1978): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor; Much maligned 'black musical' version of L. Frank Baum's classic fairytale (best known through the Judy Garland version). Here, New York City was…
WKRP in Cincinatti (TV Series) (1978-1982): Feat. Gary Sandy, Howard Hesseman, Gordon Jump…; American pop culture of the late 70's is captured in this easy–going ensemble sitcom that follows the misadventures of the staff of a…
Abigail's Party (1977): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Alison Steadman; A cult classic of British TV, this is an outrageously funny send up–of social etiquette in the suburbs, with fashions to match. Squirm as buxom…
Annie Hall (1977): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton; The 'hall'mark of Woody Allen's career – it won him an Oscar for Best Picture and made him a household name. It's a hilarious send–up of…
Are You Being Served? - The Movie (1977): Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. John Inman, Mollie Sugden; Spinoff movie of the British TV–Series set in a department store. Retains the cast and broad campiness of the original, as the staff go on…
Bad (Andy Warhol's Bad) (1977): Dir. Jed Johnson
Feat. Carroll Baker, Perry King, Susan Tyrrell; The last Andy Warhol production before his death is a pleasingly demented soap–opera directed by Jed Johnson, a man who originally worked…
Citizen Smith (1977-1980): Dir. Ray Butt
Feat. Robert Lindsay; Mischievous TV comedy about self–styled 'urban guerilla' Wolfie Smith (Lindsay) who tries to spark a socialist revolution from the London…
Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977): Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth; Askwith and Booth are back in this final tired entry of a the series. Fans will by now know what to expect. Those who don't would be advised to…
Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1977): Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Windsor Davies; Third in the series has Askwith once again in the titular role. Expect jokes about stick shifts.
Crime Busters (1977): Dir. Enzo Barboni
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, David Huddleston; An attempted robbery turns to be an unexpected recruitment when two unemployed men mistakenly break into a police office instead of a store.
Despair (1977): Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Dirk Bogarde; Fassbinder's blackly comic adaptation of Nabakov's novel about delusion, depression and decline of the human spirit. Dirk Bogarde plays a Russian…
Eight is Enough (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Dick Van Patten, Diana Hyland, Betty Buckley; Comedy about a family of eight living in Sacramento California, where Dad is a columnist for the fictional local newspaper (based on real–life…
Freaky Friday (1977): Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris; Barbara Harris and a 13–year–old Jodie Foster are mother and daughter who miraculosly swap personalities for a day. Plenty of fun here.
Fun With Dick And Jane (1977): Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. George Segal, Jane Fonda, Ed McMahon…; Amusing low–brow satire sees affluent Segal and Fonda plunged into possible poverty and turning to criminal enterprise in an effort to sustain…
Galton and Simpson Playhouse, The (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Arthur Lowe, Warren Mitchell, Richard Briers; Long regarded as Britain's most successful comedy duo, Richard Galton and Alan Simpson (STEPTOE AND SON) turned their hand to one–off stories…
Goodbye Girl, The (1977): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason; One of writer Neil Simon's best comedies, contrives another odd couple into sharing a New York apartment: downheel actor Richard Dreyfuss and…
Grease (1977): Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing…; Musical sensation set in a 1950s high–school was a box–office phenomenon, now an enduring classic. John Travolta, Olivia…
High Anxiety (1977): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman…; Mel Brooks' affectionate tribute to Alfred Hitchcock threads a story by lampooning famous scenes from the Master's films including THE BIRDS,…
Jabberwocky (1977): Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Michael Palin; Monty Python's Lewis Carroll–inspired medieval farce with Michael Palin in the lead.
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977): Dir. John Landis
Feat. Barry Dennen, George Lazenby, Henry Gibson…; A product of the Kentucky Fried Theatre (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker of FLYING HIGH fame), this collection of skits, gags and spoofs comes across as a…
Kiwi Gold (feat. Letter to Blanchy, Gliding On, Pete & Pio, A Week of It, More Issues, Rabbiter's Rest, Radio Times Theatre) (1977-1994): Feat. David McPhail, Jon Gadsby, Pio Terei…; Three tasty samplers of Kiwi television sitcoms and current affairs skit shows featuring some of our best known comic talents. VOLUME 1 contains…
Last Remake of Beau Geste, The (1977): Dir. Marty Feldman
Feat. Marty Feldman, Michael York, Ann-Margret…; Marty Feldman directs and co–writes this star–studded satire loosely based on the novel Beau Geste, a frequently–filmed story of…
Late Show, The (1977): Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy; A grumpy semi–retired private investigator partners with a quirky female client to catch the people who murdered his partner.
Love Boat, The (TV Series) (1977-1986): Feat. Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Lauren Tewes…; As infectious and appealing as its theme song, this Aaron Spelling–produced mega–hit offered cruisy relaxation and sunny escapism for…
Man Who Loved Women, The (1977): Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Charles Denner, Leslie Caron, Brigitte Fossey…; Charles Denner plays a dedicated skirt–chaser, who falls in love with women so constantly he is brought to the point of…
Mind Your Language (TV Series) (1977): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Barry Evans; Evans plays a mild–mannered, but harried teacher of non–English speakers at the Southbank College of Further Education in this amiably…
Norman Conquests, The (Mini-Series) (1977): Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Tom Conti, Richard Briers, Penelope Keith…; Six of Britain's finest take on Alan Ayckbourn's small scale, socially incisive play, set in three different rooms across one dysfunctional family…
Oh, God! (1977): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. George Burns, John Denver; John Denver is a supermarket attendant whose life is turned upside down when God (George Burns) starts appearing to him in visions. A…
Rag Trade, The (TV Series) (1977): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin; Factory girl comedy set in a working class, East–End fashion sweatshop, this was considered progressive for its time due to its largely…
Richard Pryor Show, The (1977): Feat. Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Sandra Bernhard; The Richard Pryor Show features the outrageous comedian at his peak. Airing in 1977, this cutting–edge sketch comedy program dared to challenge…
Ripping Yarns (TV Series) (1977-1979): Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones; History lessons from the comically skewered perspective of Ex Monty–Pythoners Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
Robin's Nest (TV Series) (1977): Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Tessa Wyatt, Tony Britton…; Good–natured Brit TV comedy with Richard O'Sullivan reprising the role of Robin Tripp from the popular series, MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE. This time…
Semi-Tough (1977): Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh…; A running back and wide receiver scrimmage over the adorable Jill Clayburgh in this loose–lipped satire of professional sport by way of the…
Silver Bears (1977): Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Michael Caine, Cybill Shepherd, Louis Jourdan…; Low–key crime comedy caper with Michael Caine playing a financial wizard working with a crime boss to launder money from a Swiss bank.
Skateboard (1977): Dir. George Gage
Feat. Leif Garrett, Allen Garfield, Kathleen Lloyd; Teen idol Leif Garrett is barely out of huggies to star in this quite entertaining cash–in on the first wave of the skateboard craze in the…
Smokey and the Bandit (1977): Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason…; Influential action–comedy rides shotgun with trucking good ol’ boys Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed, trying to out–race sheriff Jackie…
Soap (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Billy Crystal, Katherine Helmond, Robert Mulligan…; Still the best satire of the television soap opera, this initially controversial series enveloped its line–up of characters in plots involving…
Strange Case of the End of Civilisation as We Know It, The (1977): Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Stratford Johns…; Fans of John Cleese will delight in this dapper detective parody starring the tall one as the bungling descendant of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Lowe…
Three Piece Suite (TV Series) (1977): Feat. Diana Rigg; Rarefied BBC sketch show with Diana Rigg portraying three different women across three separate sketches, alternating effortlessly between comedy and…
Three's Company (TV Series) (1977-1984): Feat. John Ritter, Suzanne Somers, Joyce DeWitt; A prime–time sitcom favourite about a trio of twenty–something room–mates (two girls and a guy), and their middle–aged…
World's Greatest Lover, The (1977): Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Gene Wilder, Carol Kane, Dom DeLuise…; Hit–and–miss comedy set in the 1920s with Wilder as a sexually rapacious loser who heads to Hollywood intending to become the next…
Alfie Darling (1976): Dir. Ken Hughes
Feat. Alan Price, Jill Townsend, Joan Collins…; Alan Price is a poor substitute for Michael Caine in this limp sequel. This time round Alfie is driving lorries round Europe and back to his…
Bad News Bears (1976): Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow; Delightfully cynical baseball comedy starring Walter Matthau as an alcoholic ex–baseball pitcher who becomes a coach for a youth baseball team…
Big Bus, The (1976): Dir. James Frawley
Feat. Ned Beatty, Stockard Channing, Rene Auberjonois…; One of the first and best of the 'Disaster Movie' spoofs – set aboard a nuclear–powered bus which loses its brakes somewhere along the…
Car Wash (1976): Dir. Michael Schultz
Feat. Sully Boyar, Ivan Dixon, Bill Duke…; A Joel Schumacher–written blaxploitation comedy that offers plenty of opportunities to thrash Rose Royce's eminently catchy pop song.
Don's Party (1976): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Ray Barrett, John Hargreaves, Graeme Blundell…; Tawdry sets and outfits compliment the crass attitudes of suburban Sydneyites who gather to celebrate an incoming Labour government on election night…
Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, The (1976): Dir. Melvin Frank
Feat. Goldie Hawn, George Segal, Conrad Janis…; Sassy spoof of the old west sees a scheming saloon singer and a suave card shark fall in love through a series of misadventures.
Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, The (TV Series) (1976): Dir. John Howard Davies, Gareth Gwenlan
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Pauline Yates; The ultimate midlife–crisis sitcom, follows the adventures of Reginald as he wakes up to the absurdity of his middle–class existence and…
Gator (1976): Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Lauren Hutton, Jack Weston…; Burt returns for more Southern hijinks in this easy–going sequel to WHITE LIGHTNING, which also happens to be his directorial debut. Story…
George and Mildred (TV Series) (1976): Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy; The landlords of MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE bicker away to much amusement in this still–funny 70s sitcom. Moving to an upmarket suburb proves an…
Laverne & Shirley (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams; From the golden age of sitcoms, this HAPPY DAYS spin–off followed the fortunes of two salty, life–long friends (Penny Marshall and Cindy…
Likely Lads, The (1976): Dir. Michael Tuchner
Feat. Rodney Bewes, James Bolam; Feature spin–off from the unique 60's British comedy series focused on two men in the North East of England as they struggle with middle age…
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (TV Series) (1976-1977): Feat. Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey; Adventurous satirical soap opera from the 70's following a small–town housewife who encounters various complex and compounding…
Mastermind (1976): Dir. Alex March
Feat. Zero Mostel, Bradford Dillman; Plenty of slapstick and movie in–jokes as Zero Mostel plays the fool in this enjoyably bizarre Charlie Chan detective spoof. Released in 1976.
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976): Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Raquel Welch, Harvey Keitel, Bill Cosby…; 1970s black comedy about an ambulance company in Los Angeles and their rivalry with a fellow company, starring Bill Cosby, Raquel Welch and Harvey…
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene…; Cozy, semi–autographical coming–of–age from New York native Paul Mazursky, recounting with fondness the formative years of an…
Nickelodeon (1976): Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal…; Peter Bogdanovich’s affection for golden age Hollywood shines through in this heartfelt comedy about a lawyer sent to shut down an ailing silent…
Nuts in May (1976): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman; Director Mike Leigh pokes fun at a couple into 'alternative' lifestyles, whose holiday adventure drags their marriage over the rocks. The Comic Strip…
Open All Hours (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Ronnie Barker, David Jason; A signature role for Brit comedian Ronnie Barker, playing the stuttering, petty tyrant proprietor of an English cornershop. Managing the extract…
Peeper (1976): Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Michael Caine, Natalie Wood, Kitty Winn…; Patchy noir send–up with Caine as a poor man's Phillip Marlowe struggling to find a missing woman, with his biggest obstacle being himself.
Pink Panther Strikes Again, The (1976): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk…; Inspector Clouseau has finally driven his boss Chief Dreyfus over the edge, and Dreyfus sets out on a crazed attempt to destroy the world with a…
Private Lives (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 2) (1976): Feat. Penelope Keith, Alec McCowen; Droll comedy–of–errors centred on a recently divorced couple that book into a hotel with their new spouses, only to discover their suites…
Rich Little Show, The (TV Series) (1976): Feat. Rich Little; World famous impressionist Rich Little attempted to forge his own persona in this well–remembered sketch series, though invariably, reverted…
SCTV (TV Series) (Second City TV) (1976-1983): Feat. John Candy, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy…; Somewhat ahead of its time, this classic media satire consisted of mock broadcasts from an obscure Canadian TV Station 'Second City TV', located in…
Shaggy D.A., The (1976): Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Dean Jones, Tim Conway, Suzanne Pleshette…; Extremely shaggy later Disney live–actioner, with Dean Jones playing a District Attorney who finds himself repeatedly turning into a dog.…
Silent Movie (1976): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…; Mel Brooks uses a concept within a concept to tribute the silent film era. He plays a has–been director with a bright idea – to make a…
Silver Streak (1976): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Jill Clayburgh…; Considered the first and best pairing of Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder, this is an unusual yet relaxed mix of comedy, romance, action thriller and…
Spanish Fly (1976): Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. Leslie Phillips, Terry-Thomas, Sue Lloyd; Sex–on–the–brain British comedy from the permissive 70's follows the 'naughty' antics of the debonair Leslie Phillips and…
St. Ives (1976): Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset…; Enjoyable riff on 1940s private–eye noir (especially THE MALTESE FALCON), in which a wouldbe novelist–gumshoe (Bronson) gets way out of…
Stroszek (1976): Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Bruno S., Eva Mattes; Powerful tragi–comedy follows a simple–minded Bruno S to America with a prostitute trying to escape her unsavoury past. The film's…
Taming of the Shrew, The (1976): Dir. Kirk Browning
Feat. Marc Singer; An acclaimed production of Shakespeare's comedy by the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The (1975): Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…; Fitfully amusing romp with Wilder as the great detective's resentful brother determined to steal the spotlight. Madeline Kahn steals the show.
Aloha, Bobby and Rose (1975): Dir. Floyd Mutrux
Feat. Paul Le Mat, Robert Carradine, Edward James Olmos; Paul LeMat (AMERICAN GRAFFITI) and Dianne Hull play hapless fugitives from the law in this minor cult item, notable for its pinball visuals and an…
Barney Miller (TV Series) (1975): Feat. Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda…; This offbeat '70s sitcom about the drudgery and ordinary absurdity of everyday police work remains a cult favourite among TV aficionados and…
Cousin Cousine (1975): Dir. Jean-Charles Tacchella
Feat. Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier…; Warm, witty and immensely successful comedy in which cousins by marriage take their relationship way beyond the…
Fawlty Towers (TV Series) (1975): Dir. John Howard
Feat. John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Connie Booth…; TV comedy approaches perfection in John Cleese's irreverent, madcap sitcom set in a small West Country hotel. Vol. 1: Communication Problems, The…
Funny Lady (1975): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Barbra Streisand; Barbra Streisand grows up and reprises her role in this sequel to FUNNY GIRL.
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 3 (Porridge, Sykes, The Two Ronnies) (1975): Dir. Various
Feat. Eric Sykes, Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker; Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1975.
Good Life, The (TV Series) (1975-1978): Feat. Richard Briers, Felicity Kendal, Penelope Keith…; The British series that became an icon of 1970s culture–clash, between the greenie Goods (Briers & Kendal), who want to become…
Great Macarthy, The (1975): Dir. David Baker
Feat. John Jarratt, Judy Morris, Barry Humphries; A not unlikeable drama from 1970s Australian cinema, set on the boundary between amateur and professional Australian Rules football. Jarratt plays a…
Gunston Tapes, The (1975): Feat. Garry McDonald; A compilation of clips from the original 1970s 'Norman Gunston Show', when the pale combed–over interviewer lured fresh celebrities from around…
Let's Do It Again (1975): Dir. Sidney Poitier
Feat. Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Jimmie Walker; Funny/straight double team Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier strike dividends as working class nobodies who go to New Orleans, and figure they can clean…
Love Among the Ruins (1975): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Katharine Hepburn, Colin Blakely…; Nicely polished period TV–movie, with barrister Olivier defending aging beauty Hepburn, who is being sued by a gigolo for 'abandonment'. Of…
Love and Death (1975): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton; Woody Allen's finely wrought parody of 'War and Peace'.
Lucky Lady (1975): Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Gene Hackman, Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds…; Shapeless caper with three rum–runners set during the prohibition whose lives are complicated by the personal relationships. A notorious…
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): Dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Feat. Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Connie Booth; King Arthur's legend is given a hilarious make–over in what is arguably the funniest feature from the Monty Python stable.
Nashville (1975): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin…; An American classic, 70s watermark and widely considered Altman's masterpiece. Story of 24 characters gathered for a political rally in the country…
One Day at a Time (TV Series) (1975-1984): Feat. Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Richard Masur…; Very popular, appealing primetime sitcom about a divorced mother raising two teenage daughters in an apartment in Indianapolis. Filmed in front of a…
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975): Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Peter Ustinov, Helen Hayes, Clive Revill…; Inane British slapstick involving spy games, hidden microfilm, a colossal dinosaur skeleton and a squadron of English nannies. Ustinov helps keep the…
Return of the Pink Panther, The (1975): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer; Fourth entry in the Inspector Clouseau series sees dir. Blake Edwards return to join a riotous Peter Sellers in the hunt for another missing diamond.…
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) (SNL) (1975-1976): Feat. Richard Pryor, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore…; The legendary, long–running NBC variety show, responsible for incubating the careers of every major American comedian since 1975. Original cast…
Seven Beauties (1975): Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Shirley Stoler; Wimpish Casanova Giancarlo Giannini is cast wherever the winds of WWII fling him: eventually into a German concentration camp run by Shirley Stoler…
Shampoo (1975): Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn…; Edgy sex comedy set on Election eve of 1968 amongst the Californian clientele of hairdressing lothario Warren Beatty.
Sunshine Boys, The (1975): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Walter Matthau, George Burns; Two ageing comedians, known as the "Sunshine Boys" for 43 years together, have parted ways on unfriendly terms and have not spoken to each other in…
True Story of Eskimo Nell, The (1975): Dir. Richard Franklin; One of the 'best' (though tamest) of the Australian sexploitation genre which enjoyed brief favour in the 1970s, spins a story around the mythic…
Two's Company (TV Series) (1975-1979): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Elaine Stritch, Donald Sinden; Light–hearted comedy series outlining the cultural clash between an American writer living in London and her British butler who fail to see…
Welcome Back, Kotter (TV Series) (1975): Feat. Gabe Kaplan, John Travolta; This classic American sitcom still holds up in its rowdy but progressive view of high school delinquency and remedial education. A young John…
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Barry Humphries, Barry Crocker, Clive James…; Lesser follow–up to ADVENTURES OF BARRY MCKENZIE, where Dame Edna is spirited off to Transylvania by vampiric kidnappers. Nephew Crocker and…
Best of Les Dawson, The (1974-1977): Feat. Les Dawson; Genial comedian Dawson was all over British (and NZ) television in the 1970s, using his array of comic and musical talents in shows like "Blankety…
Blazing Saddles (1974): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder; Classic Mel Brooks spoof–Western that almost killed the genre off!
California Split (1974): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. George Segal, Elliott Gould, Gwen Welles; A terrific gambling lark–come–cautionary tale from director Robert Altman, starring George Segal as a casual gambler who befriends a…
Celine & Julie Go Boating (Celine et Julie vont en bateau) (1974): Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier; Rivette assaults the narrative form for his epic–lengthed, dream–like, near indescribable tale of two girls whose lives and imaginations…
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974): Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Robin Askwith, Linda Hayden, Joan Hickson…; First in the series of bawdy "true life" tales is generally regarded as the strongest with Askwith as the naughty windowcleaner with voyeuristic…
Female Trouble (1974): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey; Waters' funniest trash–a–thon with Divine following up her unforgettable turn in Pink Flamingos as loathsome loser Dawn Davenport –…
For Pete's Sake (1974): Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons; Middling comedy depicts Barbra Streisand as the wife of depressed NYC taxi–driver Michael Sarrazin – to change their fortunes she pursues…
Fred Dagg - All Purpose (1974-2006): Feat. John Clarke; Fred Dagg finally makes it to DVD in this “Authorised Daggography” from legendary Kiwi comic (and now honorary Australian) John Clarke, collating…
Front Page, The (1974): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Susan Sarandon…; Regular odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau jostle on screen in this snappy remake of HIS GIRL FRIDAY, playing reporters in the midst of a…
Good Times (TV Series) (1974): Immensely popular 70s sitcom focusing on a poor but proud family in the Chicago projects that tackled topical, often controversial issues from a…
Great McGonagall, The (1974): Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Valentine Dyall; Based on the true story of 19th Scottish 'nonsense' poet William McGonagall (Milligan), who courted favour from Queen Victoria (Sellers) amongst…
Groove Tube, The (1974): Dir. Ken Shapiro
Feat. Chevy Chase, Ken Shapiro, Richard Belzer; An early satire of television broadcasts, which takes news, programmes, childrens' shows and adverts in its subversive stride. Famous now for its…
Happy Days (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Tom Bosley…; Rockin’ and rollin’ time capsule nostalgia recaptures the simple, all–American life of the Cunninghams in the jukebox fifties, and their…
Harry & Tonto (Harry and Tonto) (1974): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Rene Enriquez…; Art Carney won the Oscar for his performance as a retiree embarking on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
Homebodies (1974): Dir. Larry Yust
Feat. Douglas Fowley, Ruth McDevitt, Frances Fuller; A blackly humourous yarn about a group of retired tenants who are willing to go to extremes to prevent eviction. Inventive genre pic belies its low…
It Ain't Half Hot Mum (TV Series) (1974): Feat. Windsor Davies; The riotous misadventures of a concert party touring the hot and steamy jungles of Burma entertaining troops during World War II. With a typically…
Martha (1974): Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Bohm; Addressing his favourite subject, emotional cruelty, Dir. Fassbinder skillfully works a vein of pitch–black comedy in depicting Margit…
Parade (1974): Dir. Jacques Tati; An eclectic comedy cabaret show that involves the filming of live performers on and offstage with small minuets dotted throughout. This final film…
Phantom of Liberty, The (1974): Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Jean-Claude Brialy, Monica Vitti; The great surrealist's penultimate film uses a Chinese–box structure to weave a dream–like tableau of set pieces that waver from to the…
Romance With a Double Bass (1974): Dir. Robert Young
Feat. John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Crowden; Real–life couple John Cleese and Connie Booth are at their best in this charming comic romance based on the short story by Anton Chekov.…
Thursday's Game (1974): Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Gene Wilder, Bob Newhart, Ellen Burstyn…; Well regarded made–for–TV buddy movie. Acquaintances Gene Wilder and Bob Newhart, deeply mired in parallel mid–life crises,…
Watch Out We're Mad! (Double Trouble) (1974): Dir. Marcello Fondato
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Donald Pleasence; 'Spaghetti' comedy duo Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill return in one of their most popular films without chaps and spurs. In this one, they star as…
Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club (1974): Feat. Colin Crompton, Bernard Manning; British variety show set in a fictional working men's club in the North of England, involving comedy sing–a–longs and audience…
Young Frankenstein (1974): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Teri Garr…; One of Mel Brooks' best is this on–target parody of Mary Shelley's gothic legend and especially James Whale's classic 1930s film versions.…
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973): Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe; Jim Dale plays a young Spike Milligan, then an aspiring jazz musician who in 1940 reluctantly obeys his call–up and joins the Royal Artillery…
Alvin Purple / Alvin Rides Again (1973): Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Graeme Blundell; The first of a wave of Australian sex–comedies that proved exceptionally popular in 70s Oz. Here Bludell plays an ordinary Ocker who has a "way…
American Graffiti (1973): Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss; Seminal coming–of–age comedy set in '62 spawned a hit TV show (Happy Days), a mega–selling soundtrack and boosted many careers.
Father, Dear Father: The Movie (1973): Dir. William G Stewart
Feat. Patrick Cargill, Joyce Carey; Spin–off movie version of the British sitcom of the same name is decidedly un–cinematic but worth a look for fans of the series.
Girl Most Likely To, The (1973): Dir. Lee Philips
Feat. Stockard Channing, Edward Asner, Jim Backus; An 'ugly duckling' high–school student is transformed by plastic surgery and decides to wreak homicidal vengeance on former boyfriends and…
Last of the Summer Wine (TV Series) (1973-2003): Feat. Bill Owen, Michael Bates, Peter Sallis; The longest–running sitcom of all time concerns the incorrigible gallivanting of three senior citizens in the English countryside. A comic…
Le Magnifique (1973): Dir. Philippe de Broca
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Vittorio Caprioli; Jean–Paul Belmondo stars in this slapstick spoof of B–movie espionage films and novels, playing a frustrated writer working in this genre…
Love and Anarchy (1973): Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Eros Pagni; Cult director Lina Wertmuller's political parable about the would–be assassin of Mussolini who falls in love with a prostitute at his…
Love Thy Neighbour - The Movie (1973): Feat. Jake Smethurst, Rudolph Walker; Card–carrying unionist Eddie Booth, a socialistic avowed racial discriminator who maintains a constant barrage of abuse at his neighbor, a…
Man About the House (TV Series) (1973): Dir. Peter Frazer-Jones
Feat. Richard O'Sullivan, Yootha Joyce, Brian Murphy; Classic Brit sitcom concerning the accomodation adventures of student Richard O'Sullivan and his two female flatmates. Two flies in the ointment…
Much Ado About Nothing (1973): Dir. Nick Havinga, A. J. Antoon
Feat. Sam Waterston, Kathleen Widdoes, Barnard Hughes…; Idiosyncratic stage version of the Shakespeare comedy, set in turn of the century American South. Part of the Boradway Theatre Archive series
National Health, The (1973): Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Eleanor Bron…; Riotous black comedy focusing on the appalling conditions at an under–funded National Health Service hospital, based on the acclaimed 1969 play…
No Sex Please We're British (1973): Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Ronnie Corbett, Beryl Reid, Arthur Lowe…; "Riotous" British sex farce based on the long–running stageplay about a swell of "adult literature" that floods a prudish small town by the way…
Once Upon a Scoundrel (1973): Dir. George Schaefer
Feat. Zero Mostel, A Martinez, Katy Jurado; Obscure Mostel comedy, in which the stone–faced comedian plays a cruel landowner in rural Mexico. Worth a look for fans.
Sigmund and the Seamonsters (TV Series) (1973-1975): Sid and Marty Krofft's low–budget kids sitcom about two brothers, Johnny and Scott, who harbour a friendly sea monster named Sigmund in their…
Sleeper (1973): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton; Woody Allen plays a health–food shop owner who is frozen and awakened 200 years later in a fascist state. His campy version of the future…
Slightly Pregnant Man, A (1973): Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve; Minor, though broadly enjoyable Demy farce partners Mastroianni and Deneuve as expecting husband and wife. The twist? He's pregnant! Gender politics…
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) (1973): Feat. Michael Crawford, Michele Dotrice; The side–splitting misadventures of legendary klutz, Frank Spencer incarnated by a nimble, pre–'Phantom of the Opera' Michael Crawford.…
Sting, The (1973): Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw…; Classic vehicle for Robert Redford and Paul Newman playing two Depression–era conmen. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture. Music by…
Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe / Return of the Tall Blond Man (1973): Dir. Yves Robert
Feat. Pierre Richard, Bernard Blier, Jean Rochefort; A secret service chief arranges for his assistant to investigate an innocent person chosen at random in order to prove him inept. A little dated…
Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? (TV Series) (1973): Feat. James Bolam; Popular sequel to "The Likely Lads", a hit British sitcom from the partnership of Dick Clement and Ian La Francis of which only nine of those shows…
World's Greatest Athlete, The (1973): Dir. Robert Scheerer
Feat. Jan-Michael Vincent; Fun Disney comedy about the discovery and exploitation of a super–athlete. Gags runs the gamut of Olympic events aided by zany special…
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Une Belle Fille Comme Moi) (1972): Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Bernadette Lafont, Andre Dussollier; Twisted French black comedy of a licentious, manipulative murderess recounting her sordid past to a green criminology student. Dripping in silly…
Adventures of Barry McKenzie, The (1972): Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Barry Humphries, Barry Crocker, Spike Milligan…; Ground–breaking Australian comedy from the pens of Barry Humphries and dir. Beresford, that exports Fosters–swigging Barry Crocker into…
Are You Being Served? (TV Series) (1972-1985): Feat. Mollie Sugden, John Inman; The staff at 'Grace Brothers' department store serve out the humourous innuendos in this long–running British sitcom.
Avanti (1972): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills; Neglected upon release, but now no more, this late Billy Wilder comedy, Jack Lemmon and Juliet Mills connect in a Mediterranean resort, where each…
Bless This House (1972): Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sidney James; Sidney Carry–On James is the long–suffering head of a madcap household, whose constant tomfoolery cause him endless headaches; his…
Cesar & Rosalie (1972): Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey…; French romantic drama with Yves Montand and Sami Frey playing contrasting romantic rivals to divorced single mum Romy Schneider. Montand is a coarse…
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeiosie (1972): Dir. Luis Bunuel
Feat. Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stephane Audran…; Best Foreign Film Oscar–winner in which six guests convene for a meal they never actually get to eat! Bunuel veers between reality and illusion…
Emma (TV Series) (1972): Dir. John Glenister
Feat. Doran Godwin, John Carson; A reverent, charming BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about one of her most memorable characters, Emma Woodhouse.
Erotic Adventures of Zorro, The (1972): Dir. William Allen Castleman, Robert Freeman; Penned by the notorious 'exploitation baron' David F Friedman (BLOOD FEAST), this is a sleaze–ridden, yet ultimately light–hearted…
Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex (Everything you always wanted to know about sex* *But were afraid to ask) (1972): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen; Woody Allen concocts seven hilarious sketches on the nature of sex.
Evil Roy Slade (1972): Dir. Jerry Paris
Feat. John Astin, Mickey Rooney, Henry Gibson…; Wacky western spoof made its way onto screens after originally flopping as TV pilot. John Astin (ADDAM'S FAMILY) plays the titular villain on…
Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972): Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. John Astin, Tom Smothers, Allen Garfield…; Quirky Brian de Palma comedy about an exec who wants to become a tapdancing magician.
Kung Fu (TV Series) (1972-1975): Feat. David Carradine, Jodie Foster, Jose Feliciano…; The memorable TV series starring David 'Grasshopper' Carradine as a Shaolin monk wandering the wild west, armed only with his martial–arts…
Last Goon Show, The (1972): Feat. Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan; Harry Secombe, Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan reunite in 1972 to perform a live show and reminisce their years as the kings of BBC radio comedy.
Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972): Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Alan Arkin, Sally Kellerman, Paula Prentiss…; Neil Simon adapts his portrait of a middle aged restaurateur trying desperately to join the sexual revolution by taking advantage of his mother's…
Lenny Bruce Without Tears (1972): Dir. Fred Baker; Unsparing yet compassionate, this documentary covers the life of oneof the most renowned comedians of the 20th century, Lenny Bruce, whose stage…
Lo Scopone Scientifico (1972): Dir. Luigi Comencini
Feat. Bette Davis, Alberto Sordi, Silvana Mangano…; Little–known Italian comedy stars Bette Davis as a wealthy, Nora Desmond–esque countess who entices those less fortunate to gamble with…
Love Thy Neighbour (TV Series) (1972): Dir. Stuart Allen
Feat. Jake Smethurst, Rudolph Walker; Devised to defuse some of the racial tension of the day, this controversial 70s Brit sitcom hilariously pits black and white neighbours…
MASH (TV Series) (M*A*S*H) (1972-1983): Feat. Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, Loretta Swit; Long running and much loved TV Series loosely based on Robert Altman’s 1969 film set in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean…
Monty Python's And Now for Something Completely Different (1972): Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle…; An anthology of some of the great moments from Monty Python's revolutionary comedy programme.
Number 96 (TV Series) (1972-1977): Feat. Rebecca Gilling; A groundbreaking Australian soap–opera set around a block of flats in Sydney, and the sometimes nude, often rude, and frequently comedic…
Ooh, You Are Awful (1972): Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Dick Emery, Derren Nesbitt, Ronald Fraser; Cheeky Brit comedy focused on a con–man (Emery) who swindles an Italian millionaire out of a large sum of cash, only to have it deposited into…
Pete 'n' Tillie (1972): Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page…; Bittersweet character story of a smarmy rogue and an aging virgin who get married despite fundamental differences which remain unaltered nine years…
Play It Again, Sam (1972): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts; Probably Woody Allen's funniest film is this tale of a nerdish film critic who is aided by the ghost of Bogart to find love after his wife divorces…
Pocket Money (1972): Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin…; Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy gets mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked rancher. Amiable comedy written by a pre–fame…
Pulp (1972): Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Michael Caine, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Stander…; After completing the phenomenal GET CARTER Caine and dir. Hodges reteamed for this lightweight, yet highly watchable comedy thriller. Caine plays…
Rentadick (1972): Feat. Richard Briers, James Booth, Richard Beckinsale…; From a screenplay by John Cleese and Graham Chapman, Rentadick, a band of private detectives, are hired to protect a rich scientist's business as…
Savages (1972): Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Sam Waterston, Lewis J. Stadlen, Anne Francine…; Merchant Ivory's most unexpected film is an allegorical story of a primitive jungle tribe who are interrupted, mid human–sacrifice, by a…
Seduction of Mimi, The (1972): Dir. Lina Wertmuller
Feat. Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato; Satirical comedy taking plenty of shots at Italianisms, about a poor labourer who is forced to leave his family in Sicily to take an illegal factory…
Shelley (TV Series) (1972-1992): Feat. Hywel Bennett; Classic British comedy series revels in one of the more unlikely deadly sins: sloth. University graduate James Shelley (Bennett) is a cynical,…
Sleuth (1972): Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier; A supremely cunning, self–reflexive mystery satire based on the hit West End play, with Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine as affable…
Steptoe and Son / Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1972-1973): Dir. Peter Sykes, Cliff Owen
Feat. Harry H. Corbett, Wilfred Brambell; Two spinoff feature films starring the same rag–and–bone men from the classic TV Series. In STEPTOE AND SON, Harold disastrously marries…
Till Death Us Do Part (TV Series) (1972-1974): Feat. Warren Mitchell; Contentious, well remembered BBC sitcom is a comedy firebrand about a narrow–minded Cockney geezer whose racist diatribes were intended to be…
Travels With My Aunt (1972): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Jr. Gossett…; A young Maggie Smith ages up in this entertaining if over–stuffed whimsy based on the novel by Graham Greene about the odd–ball…
Trinity Is Still My Name (1972): Dir. E.B. Clucher
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill; Equally funny sequel to spaghetti–Western THEY CALL ME TRINITY, starring duo Bud Spencer and Terence Hill.
Up the Chastity Belt (1972): Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. Frankie Howerd, Nora Swinburne, Graham Crowden; More Howerd led malarkey, set in the middle ages, with Frankie as a servant comically defending his master's daughter.
Up the Front (1972): Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, Hermione Baddeley…; One of Frankie Howerd's bigscreen starring roles in a spinoff of the 'Up Pompeii' TV Series. Here he plays an WWII soldier who has invasion plans…
What's Up Doc? (1972): Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn…; Creditable homage to the screwball farces of Hawks and Sturges, with Barbara Streisand as the wildcard in the life of musicologist Ryan O’Neal.…
Where Does It Hurt? (1972): Dir. Rodney Amateau
Feat. Peter Sellers, Rick Lenz, Harold Gould…; Watchable farce has Sellers playing Dr. Albert T Hopfnagel, a corrupt hospital official devoted to the art of ripping off patients. Barbed satire…
Alfredo Alfredo (1971): Dir. Peitro Germi
Feat. Dustin Hoffman; Even Dustin Hoffman is dubbed in this low–rent sex farce that only the Italians seem to find funny. Time has procured it novelty value.
All in the Family (TV Series) (1971-1979): Dir. Norman Lear
Feat. Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner; Iconic American sitcom from the 1970's centred around the life of working–class bigot Archie Bunker and his family in Queens, New York. The…
Bananas (1971): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen; A bizarre storyline lands Woody in the middle of a South American revolution.
Bearcats! (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole; Endearing "late Western" TV series set in 1914 in which Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole star as a pair of charismatic troubleshooters for hire who gad…
Beware Of A Holy Whore (Warnung vor einer heiligen Nutte, The Little Chaos, The City Tramp) (1971): Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla; Dubbed Fassbinder's most autobiographical work, this ambiguous comedy investigates relations between a clan of artists attempting to make a film in…
Boy Friend, The (1971): Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Twiggy, Christopher Gable, Max Adrian…; Unavailable on any format until recently, this long lost flight of fancy finds Ken Russell remodeling the golden age of musicals in his own…
Carnal Knowledge (1971): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Art Garfunkel, Ann-Margret…; Classic from the early 70s 'zeitgeist', this funny yet sobering film chronicles the sex lives of two disparate men from high–school to…
Comedians, The (TV Series) (1971-1993): Born out of the working men's clubs in 70's England, and beginning as an experiment for Granada TV, this had more gags, one–liners and knowing…
Dad's Army The Movie (1971): Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn; The feature film is a coarser expansion of the characters and situations that endeared millions to the long–running TV show.
Dave Allen (TV Series) (1971-1993): Feat. Dave Allen; A personal selection of gags from the droll Irishman, who reflects on his innovative career as a teller of tall tales in between comedy sketches.
Edward Woodward Hour, The (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Beryl Reid, Patrick Cargill; A light entertainment special from the early 1970s for Thames Television showcasing the whimsical side of Edward Woodward, most famous for his…
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 2 (Morecambe and Wise, The Liver Birds, Dad's Army) (1971): Dir. Various; Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1971.
Kotch (1971): Dir. Jack Lemmon
Feat. Walter Matthau; Heart–warming fare with irascible senior citizen Walter Matthau resisting all attempts to 'retire' him. Matthau's regular screen buddy directs.
Little Murders (1971): Dir. Alan Arkin
Feat. Elliott Gould, Marcia Rodd; Actor Alan Arkin directs this black comedy about a girl who brings her boyfriend home to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of…
Lucky Luke (1971): Hardcase western animation, from the creator of ASTERIX, centred on Lucky Luke the cowboy and his penchant for upholding law over the land.…
Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins, The (1971): Dir. Graham Stark
Feat. Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan, Harry H. Corbett…; Minor British comedy from the 'liberated' 70s, sees various comedians run the gamut of sinful behaviour in the company of some saucy female…
Million Dollar Duck (1971): Dir. Vincent McEveety
Feat. Dean Jones, Joe Flynn, Tony Roberts; Disney comedy about a duck who lays golden eggs is fairly well hatched, with the usual animal shenanigans nicely delivered.
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971): Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Seymour Cassel, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes…; John Cassavetes' most accessible film is an unlikely romance between a museum curator and a parking attendant set over four days and nights.…
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971): Dir. Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam…; A particularly surreal later–Python, first released on German television. Features strange and often absurd English subtitles.
Percy (1971): Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke Sommer…; Hywell Bennett undergo the world's first members only transplant and turns private dick to discover the donor was a notorious ladykiller. Will he be…
Persuaders, The (TV Series) (Persuaders!, The) (1971): Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Roger Moore, Tony Curtis; Roger Moore and Tony Curtis play a debonair duo who lend their status and charm to dissuade the criminal fraternity. Wonderfully corny. DVD 'Box…
Pete and Dud - Behind the Fridge (1971): Feat. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore; Cook and Moore’s long lost ’71 Australian tour programs, stacked with riotous sketches, roleplays, and musical numbers, are presented for the…
Pink Flamingos (1971): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey…; John Waters' creative pinnacle (or nadir!) remains the ultimate statement in bad taste – a pure, unadulterated exercise in shock value!…
Plaza Suite (1971): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris…; Walter Mathau takes on three roles in this winning trilogy of one act plys by Neil Simon all set in the same hotel suite.
Point, The (1971): Dir. Fred Wolf; Animated fable (and later a succesful childrens' book) set in a world where everyone has a pointed head, and therefore a 'point'. When…
Simply Sykes (1971-1982): Feat. Tommy Cooper, Hattie Jacques; Comprising two shows made for Thames Television; Sykes – With the Lid Off (1971) has comedy legend Eric Sykes dare to take the lid off the many…
Six Dates with Barker (6 Dates with Barker) (1971): Feat. Ronnie Barker; A six–part showcase for the comedic talents of Ronnie Barker, this one–off series revolved around half–a–dozen situation…
Skin Game (1971): Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. James Garner, Louis Jr. Gossett, Susan Clark…; Beguiling comedy about a pair of con–artists who pose as master and slave to deceive unsuspecting rednecks in the post–civil war era.
Stork (1971): Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Bruce Spence, Graeme Blundell, Jackie Weaver; True blue Aussie classic with the hyper–gangly Bruce Spence whose bawdy misadventures in work, life and love are fueled by booze and a twisted…
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971): Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. James Garner, Suzanne Pleshette; James Garner again plays a con–man, this time mistaken for a notorious gunfighter. Good natured, entertaining satire.
They Call Me Trinity (1971): Dir. Enzo Barboni
Feat. Terence Hill, Bud Spencer; The film that triggered the careers of B–movie icons Terence Hill and Bud Spencer is an engaging spaghetti–western spoof. Something of a…
They Might Be Giants (1971): Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford…; A delightfully goofy comic mystery starring George C. Scott as a psychiatric patient who is convinced he is Sherlock Holmes at a Manhattan hospital…
Trafic (Traffic) (1971): Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati; Mr. Hulot's final clownish outing sees him invent a revolutionary motor car which proves to be problematic en route to Amsterdam.
Two Ronnies, The (TV Series) (1971): Feat. Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker; Classic, long–running BBC series from two of Britain’s all–time comedy greats in what is considered the perfect double–act. "Best…
Up Pompeii (1971): Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. Frankie Howerd, Sir Michael Hordern, Barbara Murray…; Frankie Howerd's bawdy comedy with a Roman slave inadvertently becoming the possessor of a scroll naming the proposed assassins of the Emperor Nero.
Archie's Funhouse (TV Series) (1970): Animated 70's series based on the popular comic strip starring Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie, the famous group of friends at Riverdale…
Bombay Talkie (1970): Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Shashi Kapoor, Zia Mohyeddin; Probably the most visually distinguished Merchant–Ivory film, this semi–satiric swirl through the 'Bollywood' film industry works as both…
Borsalino (1970): Dir. Jacques Deray
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Michel Bouquet; Delightful seriocomic film of two likeable hoods who become gangland chieftains in 1930s Marseilles. Music by Claude Bolling.
Breaking Of Bumbo,The (1970): Dir. Andrew Sinclair
Feat. Joanna Lumley, Richard Warwick; Curiosity from 1960s 'swinging London', this has Joanna Lumley debuting as a drop–out who persuades a newly inducted British guardsman over to…
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970): Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sidney James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey; The 'Carry On' crew encounter familiar humour in darkest Africa, shipping the concept to the days of the British Raj.
Catch 22 (1970): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Alan Arkin, Jon Voight, Orson Welles; An acerbic anti–war statement based on the much–hailed novel about a WW2 fighter pilot's reluctance to fight, in order to preserve his…
Claire's Knee (1970): Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Jean-Claude Brialy; The director's fifth moral tale gained him major international recognition. A curiously droll tale of a middle–aged man's obsession with the…
Darling Lili (1970): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson; Julie Andrews goes undercover as an all–singing, all–dancing German spy in this deceptively peachy WWI musical. Also starring the…
Doctor in Trouble (1970): Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Leslie Phillips, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe…; In this round of the British comedy series, the dear doctor (Phillips) hides himself aboard an ocean liner to pursue a marriage prospect. A strong…
Domicile Conjugal (Bed and Board) (1970): Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Jean-Pierre Leaud; Serio–comic misadventures of Truffaut's alter–ego, Antoine Doinel, an immature father–to–be who is unsettled in matrimonial…
Goodies, The (TV Series) (1970-1981): Dir. Bob Spiers, John Howard Davies
Feat. Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie; Inspired by Monty Python and The Goons, The Goodies – a three man agency whose brief is to do "anything, anytime" – are a British comedy…
Harold and Maude (1970): Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon; Director Hal Ashby's much–adored black comedy about a wealthy but lonely teenager who finds a soulmate in the form a 79–year–old…
Hi Mom! (1970): Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield…; One of dir. De Palma's underrated early satires is loosely a sequel to 'Greetings', with Robert De Niro returning from the Vietnam War to try and…
Kelly's Heroes (1970): Dir. Brian G. Hutton
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas…; Comic WWII yarn in which Clint Eastwood recruits a wildcat tank platoon to help rob a bank in German territory. Features one of Donald Sutherland's…
Lola (Twinky, London Affair) (1970): Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Charles Bronson, Susan George; Comedy drama following the relationship between a 38 year old American man who writes pornographic novels and the 16 year old girl he falls in love…
Loot (1970): Dir. Silvio Narizzano
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick, Milo O'Shea…; Broad English farce, based around Joe Orton's stageplay, in which bank–robbers hide their loot in a coffin under the body. As slapstick comedy…
Lovers and Other Strangers (1970): Dir. Cy Howard
Feat. Beatrice Arthur, Bonnie Bedelia, Michael Brandon…; Smart ensemble comedy about preparations for a young couple's wedding and how this stirs up the lives of those around them. Full of many delightful…
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The (TV Series) (1970-1974): Feat. Mary Tyler Moore, Ted Knight, Edward Asner…; A highly polished, somewhat revolutionary sitcom following the career path and domestic life of a determinedly single newsroom journalist, this made…
Multiple Maniacs (1970): Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce…; John Waters' second film is this gloriously gory send–up of both mainstream and counter–culture. Populated by a cast of beloved Waters…
Odd Couple, The (TV Series) (1970): Feat. Jack Klugman, Tony Randall; Spinning off from the feature film based on Neil Simon's Broadway play, this small screen version winningly supplants the Lemmon–Matthau double…
Out-of-Towners, The (1970): Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis; Playing on the prejudices of 'ordinary folk' towards the Big Bad City of New York, writer Neil Simon cranks out a series of escalating indignities…
Owl and the Pussycat, The (1970): Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Allen Garfield…; Callgirl Barbra Streisand has a uniquely nutty affair with George Segal.
Partridge Family, The (TV Series) (1970-1974): Feat. Shirley Jones, David Cassidy, Susan Dey…; A TV series that became a cause celebre, this concerns a struggling family who dream of becoming pop musicians, and using their combined talents hit…
Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, The (1970): Dir. Kevin Billington
Feat. Peter Cook, John Cleese, Harold Pinter…; Follow the meteoric rise of one Michael Rimmer, an entry–level ad exec. who turns a fledging agency into an industry heavyweight, graduates to…
Simon Simon (1970): Feat. Graham Stark; Short but farcical 'sound–effect' comedy, featuring a host of cameo appearances from the comedians and actors of the day, including Michae…
Start the Revolution Without Me (1970): Dir. Bud Yorkin
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Gene Wilder, Hugh Griffith…; Cult favourite has Donald Sutherland and Gene Wilder playing identical twins in pre–revolution France.
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970): Dir. Hy Averback
Feat. Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Suzanne Pleshette…; Tensions rise to boiling point between an Army base and a neighbouring redneck town in this off–beat satire.
There's A Girl In My Soup (1970): Dir. Roy Boulting
Feat. Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn, Diana Dors…; Romantic comedy set around the unpredictable frission between a ladykilling TV personality (Sellers) and a kooky young thing (Hawn). A bit…
Things of Life, The (Les Choses De La Vie) (1970): Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Romy Schneider, Michel Piccoli, Jean Bouise; Golden Palm nominated French comedy focusing on the life of a fatally injured man who upon seeing his life flash before his eyes realizes he must…
Trader Hornee (1970): Dir. Jonathan Lucas
Feat. Buddy Pantsari, Elisabeth Monica, Deek Sills; A goofy sexploitation farce of the 'jungle' sub–species, billed typically by legendary smut producer David F. Friedman (who also writes) as…
Twelve Chairs, The (1970): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Ron Moody, Frank Langella, Dom DeLuise…; Obscure, but surprisingly solid second feature from dir. Brooks, lightly weaving a yarn about an antique chair pursued by several…
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970): Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Shirley Maclaine; Mexican–set western adventure following a mysterious nun pursued by the French Army who begins a mutually beneficial relationship with a…
Where's Poppa? (Going Ape) (1970): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman…; George Segal becomes determined to hurry along the demise of his ultra–demanding, super–senile 87 year–old mom (Ruth Gordon). Few…
Bed Sitting Room, The (1969): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Spike Milligan, Rita Tushingham, Dudley Moore…; Spike Milligan and Richard Lester have a field day with this absurdist post–apocalyptic premise, in which British survivors prevail through the…
Benny Hill Show, The (TV Series) (1969-1989): Dir. Dennis Kirkland
Feat. Benny Hill; Despite his political incorrectness, Benny had one of the funniest comedy shows of the 70s – the greatest 'its of which are fondly assembled…
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, Robert Culp…; Brilliantly observed social satire that has well stood the test of time, about a liberal couple who try to open the minds of their conservative…
Boot Hill (1969): Dir. Giuseppe Colizzi
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Woody Strode…; Typically raucous Hill and Spencer westerner with the un–dynamic duo doing battle with a tyrannical mayor.
Brady Bunch, The (TV Series) (1969): Feat. Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis…; America’s archetypal model for domestic bliss concerns the merger of two single parents, six kids, and their perpetually perky housemaid Alice into…
Cactus Flower (1969): Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman, Walter Matthau; Broadway adaptation won a supporting actress Oscar for Goldie Hawn, playing second fiddle to Ingrid Bergman for the love of dentist Walter Matthau.…
Carry On Again Doctor (1969): Feat. Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale; Refer CARRY ON DOCTOR
Carry on Christmas (Carry on Christmas ('69) , Carry on Long John, Carry on Stuffing, Carry on Christmas (73')) (1969-1973): An essential addition to the collection of any Carry On fan; four TV specials over two discs with over 90 minutes of bonus material. A bright caper…
Complete and Utter History of Britain, The (TV Series) (1969): Dir. Maurice Murphy
Feat. Michael Palin, Terry Jones; A comedy sketch show created by future Monty Python members Michael Palin and Terry Jones, which depicts various events in British history as if…
Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The (1969): Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn…; One of Kurt Russell's early, family–friendly appearances in a straightforward Disney comedy. He plays a student who is injected with a…
Futtocks End (1969): Dir. Bob Kellett
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Sir Michael Hordern, Roger Livesey; Bonafide comedy classic in the 'wordless' style of Eric Sykes, stars Ronnie Barker as a lecherous befuddled Army General who hosts a weekend…
Gay Deceivers, The (1969): Dir. Bruce Kessler
Feat. Kevin Coughlin, Lawrence P Casey; Two draft–ees hope to dodge the army by pretending to be gay.
Liver Birds, The (1969): Feat. Nerys Hughes, Polly James, Mollie Sugden; Two very different single girls share a flat in the age of glam–rock, the pill and women's lib in this hugely popular BBC sitcom that was the…
Ma Nuit Chez Maud (My Night at Maud's / My Night with Maud) (1969): Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Jean-Louis Trintignant, Francoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault; Rohmer's fourth moral tale again presents the idea of a man's romantic dilemma with more than one woman in his life. The wordy philosophising is…
Magic Christian, The (1969): Dir. Joseph McGrath
Feat. Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Richard Attenborough…; From Terry Southern's novel, a wildly loopy satire about an eccentric multi–millionaire (Peter Sellers) who adopts a destitute son (Ringo…
MASH (M*A*S*H) (1969): Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt…; Dir. Robert Altman's biggest commercial success came with this irreverant and influential black comedy that spawned the more famous, but less daring…
Me, Natalie (1969): Dir. Fred Coe
Feat. Patty Duke, James Farentino, Salome Jens…; Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…
Mister Jerico (1969): Dir. Sidney Hayers
Feat. Patrick Macnee, Herbert Lom, Connie Stevens; Cheesy 60s crime caper stars AVENGERS actor Patrick Macnee as a conman set out to rob a diamond from a millionaire, only to have his plans disrupted…
Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1969-1974): Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…; Britain's most infamous comic ensemble present four seasons of inspired madness. Complete seasons 1–4 available over seven discs.
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Personal Best (TV Series) (1969-1974): Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…; Britain's most infamous comic ensemble, the Phython alumni, collate their personal favourites from four years of sketches on the Flying Circus TV…
Over the Hill Gang, The (1969): Dir. Jean Yarbrough
Feat. Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan, Pat O'Brien…; Laidback reunion for various horse–opera stars of old cleaning up a lawless town in the old west. Telemovie doesn't quite have a script worthy…
Red Lion (Akage) (1969): Dir. Kihachi Okamoto
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Shiwa Iwashita; A fine samurai comedy from dir. Okamoto (KILL!), has a luckless soldier (Toshiro Mifune) don a brilliant red hairpiece (thus impersonating a…
Reivers, The (1969): Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White…; Amiable coming–of–age lark set in 1905 Mississippi with a mischievous McQueen hitting the road with his employer's prized automobile and…
Secret of Santa Vittoria, The (1969): Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Hardy Kruger…; Bombastic war comedy with Quinn as a wine sodden local buffoon who through a number of contrivances becomes town mayor. When the townsfolk learn of a…
Slogan (1969): Dir. Pierre Grimblat
Feat. Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg; Vivacious French romance about a reckless advertising director who throws caution to the wind and abandons his preggers wife to embark on a worldwide…
Sonny and Cher - The Ultimate Collection (1969-1974): Feat. Cher, Sonny Bono; An exhaustive compilation of episodes and moments from the TV careers of hip 70s couple Sonny and Cher, at that point happily creating together. This…
Staircase (1969): Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, Cathleen Nesbitt; Sitting somewhere between farce and melancholy, a pair of aging barbers bicker over the possibility of ending their loving but often volatile…
Support Your Local Sheriff (1969): Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. James Garner, Joan Hackett; The definitive Western spoof stars James Garner as a reluctant sheriff ordained to restore law and order to a village struck by goldrush fever.
Take a Girl Like You (1969): Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Hayley Mills, Oliver Reed; A rare adult role for child star Hayley Mills, playing a school teacher in a small British town who is reckoning with the attentions of multiple…
Take the Money and Run (1969): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen; Woody's first film as do–it–all is a collection of hilarious gags about the life of a would–be thief.
Till Death Us Do Part (1969): Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Warren Mitchell, Dandy Nichols; British comedy about a dysfunctional family who live together through the London blitz and in the years between the wars. Based on the BBC series of…
Virgin Soldiers, The (1969): Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport…; Comdey–drama following a squad of naive young British soldiers in 1950's Singapore who fall for the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
Vortex, The / Hay Fever (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 1) (1969-1984): Dir. Philip Dudley
Feat. Margaret Leighton, Richard Warwick, Penelope Keith…; –The Vortex (69') Dark and disturbing drama centred on a family torn apart by drug abuse and sordid affairs. This deeply shocking play, that…
Wedding Party, The (1969): Dir. Cynthia Monroe, Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Robert De Niro; Brian De Palma collaborated with others to make this while still at college in 1963. Improvised film details the sparring between a couple before…
Bouncing Beauty, The (The Little Bather) (1968): Dir. Robert Dhéry
Feat. Louis de Funès, Franco Fabrizi; A zany and plotless comic gem from France's top comedian, Louis de Funès, distinctive for its hilarious visual gags. Funès plays a maniacal CEO of…
Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell (1968): Dir. Melvin Frank
Feat. Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Phil Silvers…; Genial World War II farce with Italian seductress Lollobrigida receiving payments from three American GIs all under the impression they are the…
Candy (1968): Dir. Christian Marquand
Feat. Ewa Aulin, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton…; Sixties sex farce that satirizes pornographic stories through the adventures of its naive eponymous heroine, played by Swedish model, Ewa Aulin.…
Carry On Doctor (1968): Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Kenneth Williams, Jim Dale; The 'Carry On' team do slapstick surgery on the medical profession. Tape comes with bonus film CARRY ON AGAIN DOCTOR.
Carry On Up the Khyber (1968): Feat. Sidney James, Charles Hawtrey; 'Carry On' entry in which 'Sir Sidney Ruff–Diamond' commands troops at the British outpost near the Khybar pass and comes up against the…
Dad's Army (TV Series) (1968-1977): Feat. Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn, John Le Mesurier…; The classic British TV series set around the gently–observed antics of home–guardsmen during WW2 under the inimitable Sergeant Mannering…
Do Not Adjust Your Set (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Eric Idle…; Together with AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW, this shows the gathering forces of what would become Monty Python, with Idle, Jones, Gilliam and Palin…
Doris Day Show, The (TV Series) (1968-1972): Feat. Doris Day, Denver Pyle, Fran Ryan…; A popular and ever–changing sitcom centred around America's 'apple–pie' actress, here making her first smallscreen foray. Appearing at…
Father, Dear Father (TV Series) (1968-1973): Feat. Patrick Cargill, Joyce Carey; A long–running British sitcom about a thriller writer who is left in charge of his two teenage daughters when his wife leaves and marries his…
For Love of Ivy (1968): Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Beau Bridges, Carroll O'Connor; A well–heeled black family find their maid is about to leave, so contrive to engineer a romance for her with a local truck–driver.…
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare; Fondly remembered sitcom based on the R. A. Dick novel (itself made into a 1947 film) about a young widow and family who befriend a ghost haunting…
Greetings (1968): Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Robert De Niro, Gerrit Graham, Allen Garfield; Anarchic early De Palma is an episodic look at three friends caught up in the heady times of 60's America. Features an early comedic turn from De…
Here's Lucy (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Lucille Ball; Audiences still loved Lucy in this swansong sitcom for the beloved comedian. Ball plays a zany widow; her real–life son and daughter play her…
How To Save A Marriage And Ruin Your Life (1968): Dir. Fielder Cook
Feat. Dean Martin, Stella Stevens, Eli Wallach…; Comedy where an attorney and bachelor attempts to save his friend's marriage by seducing the woman who his friend is having an affair with, with…
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968): Dir. Hy Averback
Feat. Peter Sellers, Jo Van Fleet, Leigh Taylor-Young…; An affectionate poke at the 'tune–in, drop out' generation with Peter Sellers as an uptight lawyer who falls in love with a young hippie.…
Inspector Clouseau (1968): Dir. Bud Yorkin
Feat. Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Patrick Cargill…; This little known entry in the "Pink Panther" series of films was made by the Mirisch company in spite of Peter Sellers and director Blake Edwards…
Italian Job, The (1968): Dir. Peter Collinson
Feat. Michael Caine, Sir Noel Coward, Benny Hill; Petty crook Michael Caine and an incarcerated Noel Coward have a crack at the big one in this ebullient caper movie memorable for its glam car chases…
John Cleese on How to Irritate People (1968): Feat. John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Chapman…; An instructional comedy of the types and techniques of irritation by Monty Python alumni and other popular Brit comedians of the late '60s.…
Kill! (Kiru) (1968): Dir. Kihachi Okamoto
Feat. Tatsuya Nakadai; A sharp and blackly comic tale set in 1830s Japan around two bedraggled swordsman – one a former samurai (Nakadai), the other a farmer aspiring…
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Michele Carey, Rudy Vallee; Another musical comedy pairing director Norman Taurog with The King. Elvis plays a playboy pin–up photographer whose carefree life is…
Mandabi (The Money Order) (1968): Dir. Ousmane Sembene; The first significant film to be made in an African language (Wolof), directed by the 'father of African cinema', Ousmane Sembène. The title…
Marty Feldman, Best Of (1968-1969): Feat. Marty Feldman, Tim Brooke-Taylor; Compilation culled from the goggle–eyed comic's 1960s British sketch show, in which his zany qualities were shaped by the pens of the Monty…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1968): Dir. Sir Peter Hall
Feat. Helen Mirren, David Warner, Diana Rigg…; The Royal Shakespeare Company's film production of one of Shakespeare's most hilarious and witty plays, featuring a strong ensemble cast.
Morecambe and Wise (TV Series) (1968): Feat. Morecambe and Wise; Salvaged footage from Britian’s beloved comedic duo in variety show mode, peddling sketches, musical numbers and other television hi–jinks…
Nearest and Dearest (TV Series) (1968-1973): Dir. June Howson
Feat. Hylda Baker, Jimmy Jewel; Likeable Brit comedy series centred on a middle–age brother and sister who inherit their father's derelict pickle factory and must contend with…
Night They Raided Minskey's, The (1968): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., Britt Ekland, Norman Wisdom…; An exquisite recreation of New York’s lower East Side burlesque domain headlines this 1920s romp, with Britt Ekland as the Amish girl turned saucy…
Odd Couple, The (1968): Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau; Neil Simon's genius was in full force when he wrote this smash Broadway play – a letter–perfect, belly–aching examination of men in…
Party, The (1968): Feat. Peter Sellers, Blake Edwards; Pink Panther cohorts Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards reunite to send up Tinseltown in merciless slapstick fashion. Sellers plays a bungling Indian…
Phyllis Diller: Not Just Another Pretty Face (1968): Feat. Phyllis Diller; Comedienne Diller is at her self–depracating best in this series of highlights from her 60s variety show 'THE BEAUTIFUL PHYLLIS DILLER.' All…
Please Sir! (TV Series) (1968-1972): Feat. John Alderton; A window into the British education system of old, this award–winning comedy series sees John Alderton (Upstairs Downstairs) as an optimistic…
Producers, The (1968): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel; Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel cavort in Mel Brooks' first (and best?) film, a Broadway–musical satire highlighted by the classic 'Springtime for…
Randall and Hopkirk Deceased (TV Series) (1968): Dir. Various
Feat. Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope, Annette Andre; Cult 60s British comedy–thriller in which Mike Pratt and Kenneth Cope play investigators, one of whom happens to be dead. Complete series…
Scalphunters, The (1968): Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Shelley Winters, Ossie Davis…; A 'mountain' Western, with fur trapper Lancaster and ex–slave Davis teaming up to recapture a cargo of stolen pelts. The script aims at various…
Sweet Charity (1968): Dir. Bob Fosse
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Ricardo Montalban, John McMartin…; Neil Simon's Broadway version of Fellini's NIGHTS OF CABIRIA makes a smashing musical film thanks to the director's razzamatazz, late 60's chic, and…
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968): Dir. George Seaton
Feat. George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Don Stroud…; A hip, literally infectious comedy centred around a cynical former advertising executive living a Beatnik–Bohemian life in a New York loft. The…
With Six You Get Egg Roll (1968): Feat. Doris Day, Brian Keith; Doris Day's last film sees the archetypal girl–next–door a more mature "working mom", here a widower trying to integrate her three sons…
Yours, Mine and Ours (1968): Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Lucille Ball, Henry Fonda, Van Johnson…; Family comedy based loosely on the life of Helen Beardsley, who in the 1960's had a family of 18 children with husband Frank Beardsley, from their…
A Guide for the Married Man (1967): Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Walter Matthau, Inger Stevens, Sue Ane Langdon…; Daffy skit comedy with Morse giving Mathau lessons on how to cheat on his wife in order to preserve their marriage, and these 'lessons' are…
At Last the 1948 Show (1967): Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tim Brooke-Taylor…; Surrealistic sketch show that along with DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET, paved the way for the Monty Python revolution. Presenting a similar blend of media…
Bedazzled (1967): Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Raquel Welch…; A brilliant and enduring satire that updates of the 'Faust' tale to swinging London, with Moore playing a lovelorn chef who is lured into a pact by…
Bobo, The (1967): Dir. Robert Parrish
Feat. Peter Sellers, Britt Ekland, Rossano Brazzi…; Sellers chews up the scenery as 'Juan', a singing bullfighter who finally books a job with a famous theatre director on the proviso that he can…
Caprice (1967): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Doris Day, Richard Harris, Michael J. Pollard; Madcap comedy features Day as a spy for a cosmetics company who stumbles upon a drug smuggling ring. Richard Harris plays a fellow agent who may or…
Casino Royale (1967): Dir. John Huston, others
Feat. David Niven, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen…; Black–sheep of the Bond movies, this is in fact an elaborate send–up, whose chaotic production–history is obvious in the…
Cool Hand Luke (1967): Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Paul Newman, George Kennedy; Sure–footed, entertaining chain–gang yarn with a famously repulsive egg–eating contest.
Countess from Hong Kong, The (1967): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Marlon Brando, Sophia Loren, Syd Chaplin…; None too distinguished final film for dir. Chaplin is set aboard a cruise ship, on which US diplomat Brando finds a stowaway Russian countess…
Double Trouble (1967): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Annette Day, John Williams…; Elvis goes on tour in Europe and gets embroiled with a besotted heiress and an espionage plot. Some good tunes (including "Long Legged Girl") hardly…
Firemen's Ball, The (1967): Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Jan Vostrcil, Josef Sebanek, Josef Valnoha; Early film from the director of AMADEUS and CUCKOO'S NEST is an engaging, off–beat collection of comic vignettes, including a clumsy beauty…
Flim-Flam Man, The (1967): Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. George C. Scott, Sue Lyon, Harry Morgan…; Light–hearted comedy in which a veteran Southern conman attempts to pass on his tricks to a young army deserter, only to discover his novice is…
Flying Nun, The (TV Series) (1967-1970): Feat. Sally Field, Marge Redmond, Madeleine Sherwood…; Wholesome, if rather off–kilter, family sitcom in which the young Sally Field plays a novice nun, whose starched headgear somehow enables her…
Good Times (1967): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Sonny Bono, Cher, George Sanders…; Silly, but fun vehicle for 60s idols Sonny and Cher during their kooky, family–friendly period, is also an incredibly uncharacteristic debut…
Graduate, The (1967): Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross; An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967): Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier; Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy become perplexed parents of son–in–law Sidney Poitier, in this agreeable mixed–marriage comedy.
Honey Pot, The (1967): Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward, Maggie Smith…; Trifling comedy of money and manipulation in which Harrison plays a millionaire who deceives a trio of former mistresses into believing he is dying.…
How I Won the War (1967): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. John Lennon, Michael Crawford; John Lennon and Michael Crawford do service in this black satire on military lunacy.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967): Dir. David Swift
Feat. Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee; Skillfully treading the line between silliness and satire, this adaptation of the lauded Broadway musical sees Morse play an ambitious young window…
King of Hearts (1967): Dir. Phillipe De Broca
Feat. Alan Bates, Genevieve Bujold, Pierre Brasseur; Excellently quirky mid–60s comedy that became a cult–hit in the US, has soldier Alan Bates infiltrate a French village in WWI, which has…
Ladies of the Night (Plus vieux métier du monde, Le) (1967): Dir. Jean-Luc Godard, Philippe de Broca, Claude Autant-Lara
Feat. Anna Karina, Elsa Martinelli, Jeanne Moreau…; A six–segment portmanteau comedy which traces the history of prostitution from its Stone Age version (being the 'oldest profession') through to…
Les Grandes Vacances (The Big Vacation) (1967): Dir. Jean Girault
Feat. Louis de Funès, Ferdy Mayne; French comedy great Louis de Funès plays dictatorial headmaster to his two wayward sons, who rock the boat when sent to England as exchange students.
Magnificent Two, The (1967): Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Morecambe and Wise; Perhaps the tightest of the TV comedy duo's cinematic attempts, in which they play a pair of salesmen dithering around in an unstable South American…
Playtime (1967): Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati; Tati's satirical vision of modern city life and brutalist architecture is his magnum opus. His alter–ego Mr. Hulot goes about his third…
President's Analyst, The (1967): Dir. Theodore J. Flicker
Feat. James Coburn; Madcap comedy suspense tracking a hapless guy awarded the task of being the president's assistant, who then must deal with bribes and death threats…
Reluctant Astronaut, The (1967): Dir. Edward Montagne
Feat. Don Knotts, Leslie Nielsen, Joan Freeman; Don Knotts, best known as the comedic sidekick on the "Andy Griffiths Show", plays a goofy carnival ride operator who is hired as a janitor at the…
Road to Nashville, The (1967): Dir. Will Zens
Feat. Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins; An enjoyably corny plotline about organising a country concert is the frame for this stellar line–up of 60s mainstream country stars. TRACK…
Rocket To The Moon (1967): Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Burl Ives, Troy Donahue, Gert Frobe…; Jules Verne’s sci–fi classic gets a stupendously silly makeover in this comic chronicle of a scientific consortium’s attempts to launch a…
Secret War of Harry Frigg, The (1967): Dir. Jack Smight
Feat. Paul Newman, Tom Bosley; WWII comedy following the sorry exploits of several high ranking allied generals who are captured in Italy but refuse to take orders from each other…
Thief of Paris, The (Le Voleur) (1967): Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Genevieve Bujold, Marie Dubois; Enjoyable comedy with Belmondo as a young man cheated of his inheritance who in turn develops a taste for thieving. Set in Paris at the turn of the…
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967): Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing…; Likeable, though overlong musical set in the swinging 20s and something of a sequel to Andrew's "The Boyfriend". Harebrained farce predominates…
Waterhole No 3 (1967): Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. James Coburn, Carroll O'Connor, Maggie Blye…; Western comedy spoof which boldly sends up 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly'. James Coburn plays a con man and grifter who comes into possession…
Woman Times Seven (1967): Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Rossano Brazzi, Vittorio Gassman…; Shirley MacLaine inhabits seven different women in seven fanciful, star–studded mini–stories of adultery for Italian dir. Vittorio De…
After The Fox (Caccia alla Volpe) (1966): Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Peter Sellers, Victor Mature, Britt Ekland…; Peter Sellers plays a con–man who escapes jail and must masquerade as a film–director, managing to pull off a major gold bullion…
Arabesque (1966): Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Sophia Loren, Gregory Peck; Whimsical spy shenanigans in London, with Anglo–Arab relations straining over the custody of a hieroglyphic code. Sophia Loren's extraordinary…
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966): Dir. Bernard Girard
Feat. James Coburn, Aldo Ray, Camilla Sparv; James Coburn stars as Eli Kotch, a captivating rogue and full–time con man in this comical crime caper.
Don't Look Now We're Being Shot At (La Grande Vadrouille) (1966): Dir. Gerard Oury
Feat. Andre Bourvil, Gerard Oury, Louis de Funès; Side–splitting war caper turns a downed British bomber over Paris into a hilarious escape from German clutches. One of France’s highest…
Family Way, The (1966): Dir. Roy Boulting
Feat. Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, John Mills…; This Boulting Brothers classic is a hilarious yet affecting portrait of the marital difficulties of a young newlywed couple (Hywel Bennett and Hayley…
Follow Me, Boys! (1966): Dir. Norman Tokar
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Vera Miles, Lillian Gish; Disney classic about a simple man who settles in a small town during the 1930's and starts a Boy Scout Troop.
Gambit (1966): Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Michael Caine; Charming, clever heist flick about a Cockney conman and a kooky showgirl whose brilliantly elaborate plan to steal an invaluable sculpture backfires…
Georgy Girl (1966): Dir. Silvio Narizzano
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling…; Quaint comedy in which 'ugly duckling' Lynn Redgrave strives for happiness alongside her flamboyant friends. Its casual depiction of abortion made…
Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The (1966): Dir. Alan Rafkin
Feat. Don Knotts, Joan Staley, Liam Redmond…; A pretty darned funny Don Knotts vehicle that has the rubber–faced comedian as a timid typesetter who hasn't a chance of becoming a reporter…
Glass Bottom Boat, The (1966): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Dom DeLuise…; Completely transparent comedy of the fluffy 60s variety, with Doris Day, pursued by Rod Taylor and mistaken for a Soviet spy.
Golden Years of TV Comedy Vol. 1 (The Likely Lads, Frankie Howerd, Steptoe and Son) (1966): Dir. Various; Three sample episodes from three classic BBC comedies from 1966.
How to Steal a Million (1966): Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach…; A top cast lifts this romantically–inclined suspense caper, wherein Hepburn must steal a forged sculpture belonging to her own family before it…
Munster, Go Home (1966): Dir. Earl Bellamy
Feat. Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis…; Feature length outing for the Munsters has the family travelling to London after Herman discovers he's a Lord.
Russians Are Coming, The Russians are Coming! The (1966): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Alan Arkin, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint…; A Russian submarine runs aground on the New England coastline, sending locals into paroxysms of humourous paranoia. Fairly well–judged satire…
San Ferry Ann (1966): Dir. Jeremy Summers
Feat. Barbara Windsor, David Lodge, Wilfred Brambell…; Dialogue–free comedy about a group of rag–tag British travellers travelling on the San Ferry Ann from Dover to France and getting up to…
Spinout (1966): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares; Musical comedy starring Elvis as a race car driver and singer in a band, whose carefree single life is threatened by the romantic advances of three…
Steptoe and Son (TV Series) (1966): Feat. Harry H. Corbett, Wilfred Brambell; The classic 60s comedy show featuring the bickering father and son team, who run a faltering rag and bone business.
Texas Across The River (1966): Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Dean Martin, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth…; Gag–heavy Western spoof sees Joey Bishop get painted up 'native' and Dean Martin and Alain Delon facing off for the love of Rosemary Forsyth's…
That Girl (TV Series) (1966): Feat. Marlo Thomas, Ted Bessell; A forerunner to MARY TYLE MOORE, this classic sixties sitcom stars the perky Marlo Thomas as a struggling actress in New York City, and the comical…
That Riviera Touch (1966): Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Morecambe and Wise; The British comic duo's second cinematic outing, here getting unknowingly entangled with a gang of jewel thieves in the Cote d'Azur, who use them to…
They're a Weird Mob (1966): Dir. Michael Powell
Feat. Walter Chiari, Chips Rafferty, Clare Dunne; Classic, even nostalgic Aussie text of nationhood, from the bestselling (hoax) novel 'Down Under' by John O'Grady, in which the fair dinkum 'lucky…
Walk, Don't Run (1966): Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Cary Grant; During the Tokyo Olympics, an American athlete shares an apartment with an amorous distraction and a wealthy businessman. Breezy comedy marks Cary…
What Did You Do In The War, Daddy? (1966): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Aldo Ray; Deft farce set during World War II. Coburn and company charged with seizing a small Sicillian village are surprised to find its inhabitants only too…
What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966): Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Tatsuya Mihashi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama…; Woody Allen's first feature post–dubs a B–grade Japanese gangster flick, no doubt improving it immensely. A novelty act this might be,…
Wrong Box, The (1966): Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Michael Caine…; A classic black farce where two Victorian siblings (Richardson and Mills) scramble tooth and nail to collect a massive legacy, each trying to outwit…
Alfie (1965): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Michael Caine, Shelley Winters; The film that made Michael Caine a household name. His eponymous anti–hero is that of a likely lad who likes to 'ave a go wiv the birds. They…
Art of Love, The (1965): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer…; Amiable con–artist comedy with Dick van Dyke as a frustrated painter who fakes his own death to increase his painting's value.
Big Job, The (1965): Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sid James, Sylvia Syms, Dick Emery; Classic comedy in the tradition of the 'CARRY ON' films centered around a group of arrested bankrobbers, who, after being released from prison, try…
Boeing, Boeing (1965): Dir. John Rich
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jerry Lewis, Thelma Ritter; Comedy with Tony Curtis playing a philanderer who is secretly engaged to three different air stewardesses, and Jerry Lewis as the surprise house…
Catch Us If You Can (1965): Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Dave Clark, Barbara Ferris, Lenny Davidson; Surprisingly downbeat comedy vehicle for pop band the Dave Clark Five sees a stuntman (Clark) for a pro–meat commercial run away with its star…
Do Not Disturb (1965): Feat. Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Hermione Baddeley…; Everything seems rosy for a pair of well–to–do newlyweds. That is, until the Husband (Taylor) begins spending more time out with his sexy…
Family Jewels, The (1965): Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Sebastian Cabot, Jay Adler…; Jerry Lewis directs while mugging his way through no less than seven roles, six of whom who are the uncles of a 10–year–old heiress who…
Fists in the Pocket (1965): Dir. Marco Bellochio
Feat. Lou Castel, Paola Pitagora, Marino Mase; A ferocious intensity pervades this bitter yet utterly startling tale of a family afflicted with epilepsy, blindness and frustration, unafforded the…
Get Smart (TV Series) (1965-1968): Feat. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Edward Platt; Iconic 60's spy spoof series following the enduringly hilarious adventures of an enthusiastic but incompetent secret agent and his loyal, glamorous…
Gidget (TV Series) (1965-1966): Feat. Sally Field, Don Porter, Betty Conner; Truly likeable television spinoff series of the 1959 movie, about a spunky young surfer girl (Field) who comes of age around her friends, solo Dad…
Great Race, The (1965): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood…; Near–classic comedy set around the first New York–to–Paris car race in the early 20th century, with a cast of greats and bag of…
Green Acres - Farm Favorites (1965-1966): Dir. Richard L. Bare
Feat. Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor; Innocuous odd–couple series centred on a high–flying Manhattan lawyer who craves the simple country life and drags his pouting socialite…
Hallelujah Trail, The (1965): Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence…; Unusual western adventure about a wagon train of whisky that becomes the target of the US cavalry, the Temperance League and local Indians. Overlong…
Harum Scarum (1965): Dir. Gene Nelson
Feat. Elvis Presley, Mary Ann Mobley, Fran Jeffries; A journey to the deserts and casbahs of the Middle East gives this Elvis vehicle a bit of life, with Presley playing a screen–idol on holiday…
Help! (1965): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison…; A schlocky comic follow–up that displays the Beatles own brand of warped humour. The songs are the highlights, and presented here in digital…
Hogan's Heroes (TV Series) (1965-1966): Feat. Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner…; Cheeky American WW2 series centred around a motley bunch of Yankee prisoners and their haphazard endeavours to disturb the Nazi war effort and make…
How To Murder Your Wife (1965): Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Virna Lisi, Claire Trevor…; Lemmon plays a wealthy cartoonist who accidentally marries stripper Lisi while on a bender, and struggles to devise a quick 'solution' to the…
I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) (1965-70): Feat. Barbara Eden, Larry Hagman; Sitcom magic with a BEWITCHED–inspired premise, features Barbara Eden as the obliging but overzealous (and of course, sexy)…
I Spy (TV Series) (1965-1968): Feat. Bill Cosby, Robert Culp; Bill Cosby and Robert Culp star as international espionage agents Alexander Scott and Kelly Robinson in this snazzy cult '60s TV series. A blend…
Intelligence Men, The (1965): Dir. Robert Asher
Feat. Morecambe and Wise; The big–screen debut of TV duo Morecambe and Wise, who bumble through this spy spoof with reputations just intact. Has a few scenes of cheeky…
Knack and How to Get It, The (1965): Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Rita Tushingham, Michael Crawford, Ray Brooks; Under–rated moddish mid–60s item with a slightly mixed reputation, concerning a youthful Crawford's attempts to learn how to have a "way…
Lost in Space (TV Series) (1965- 1968): Feat. Guy Williams, June Lockhart; Re–live the kinda camp adventures of the Space Family Robinson. From mega–producer, Irwin Allen. The complete first Season available…
Loved One, The (1965): Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer…; Satirical take on the funeral business in which a young British poet goes to work at a Hollywood cemetery. Doing for funerals what that DR…
Marriage on the Rocks (1965): Dir. Jack Donohue
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, Dean Martin…; Romantic comedy pairing Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, about a businessman's wife who ends up divorcing him and marrying his best friend through a…
Outlaws Is Coming, The (1965): Dir. Norman Maurer
Feat. Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Joe De Rita; In their last comic feature, the Three Stooges don cowboy hats for a slapstick romp in the Wild West.
Paris vu par (Six in Paris) (1965): Dir. Eric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, Claude Chabrol; Passionate, parochial anthology of New Wave shorts from six of France's best: Godard, Chabrol and Rohmer headline a concoction of Parisian sketches…
Shop on High Street, The (The Shop on Main Street) (1965): Dir. Jan Kadar; A key film of the Czech film renaissance of the 1960s, that explores 'everyday fascism' through the story of a Jewish shopkeeper who mistakes her…
Strange Bedfellows (1965): Dir. Melvin Frank
Feat. Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Gig Young; Dim comedy with Hudson and Lollobrigida as an estranged couple perpetually on the verge of reconciling.
Sucker, The (Le Corniaud) (1965): Dir. Gerard Oury
Feat. Andre Bourvil, Gerard Oury, Louis de Funès; Quintessential French farce finds the affable Bourvil tricked into driving a Cadillac to Bordeaux containing thousands of dollars of jewelry and…
That Darn Cat! (1965): Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Hayley Mills, Dean Jones, Dorothy Provine…; One of the very best Disney live–action comedies, has Hayley Mills and her Siamese cat help solve a bank–robbery and kidnapping case.…
That Funny Feeling (1965): Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Donald O'Connor…; Third of the Darin and Dee comedies is a comic misadventure in which a New York publisher humors an actress/maid who tries to pass off his apartment…
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965): Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox…; Great theme tune sets the tone of this large–scale, rip–roaring comedy about a 1910 aeroplane race, rife with international conflicts,…
What's New Pussycat (1965): Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Woody Allen…; Early Woody Allen script sees shrink Peter Sellers trying to help Peter O'Toole with his woman–problems.
A Home of Your Own (1964): Dir. Jay Lewis
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Briers, Peter Butterworth…; Classic 1960s slapstick about a cavalier construction team working on a new housing estate, this began a fruitful trend for 'wordless' English film…
Addams Family, The (TV Series) (1964-1966): Feat. John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Ted Cassidy…; Macabre 1960s sitcom about a family whose gothic lifestyle and trappings make for a mordant contrast with 'apple–pie' America. 22 episodes…
Bargee, The (1964): Dir. Duncan Wood
Feat. Harry H. Corbett, Hugh Griffith, Eric Sykes…; Mildly sexist, politically incorrect Brit comedy from the writers of STEPTOE AND SON follows a womanising barge worker (Corbett) and his fellow…
Beyond the Fringe (1964): Feat. Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Alan Bennett…; The West End / Broadway comedy sketch show that paved the way for satirical revue shows, with four of Britain's top comedians performing a variety of…
Brass Bottle, The (1964): Dir. Harry Keller
Feat. Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden…; Agreeably daffy comedy that inspired I DREAM OF JEANNIE with Tony Randall accidentally releasing of a long trapped genie who predictably causes all…
Captain Newman, M.D. (1964): Dir. David Miller
Feat. Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson…; Drama/comedy set during World War II, starring Gregory Peck as a psychiatrist in a military hospital in Arizona. Based on a novel by Leo Rosten,…
Disorderly Orderly, The (1964): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis; Jerry Lewis creates comic havoc in a hospital as an inept and over–sympathetic orderly. Mixed bag of wild slapstick and mushy pathos.
Father Came Too (1964): Dir. Peter Graham Scott
Feat. Leslie Phillips, Ronnie Barker, James Robertson-Justice…; Jovial slapstick comedy reunites THE FAST LADY's cast for a showdown between homemaking newlyweds and an overbearing father determined to have his…
Father Goose (1964): Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Cary Grant, Leslie Caron, Trevor Howard; Wartime situational comedy with Cary Grant in his penultimate role as an uncouth South Sea beachcomber who becomes a coast watcher for the Allies,…
Gilligan's Island (TV Series) (1964-1965): Feat. Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jim Backus…; The classic fluffy American sitcom, follows the adventures of the crew of the SS Minnow when they are marooned on a desert island. Due to an…
Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C (TV Series) (1964-1965): Feat. Jim Nabors, Frank Sutton; Gomer Pyle, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW’s loveable country bumpkin, joins the marine core in this classic sitcom of naivety–meets–reality of…
Kiss Me, Stupid (1964): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Dean Martin, Kim Novak; Philandering crooner Dean Martin shows interest in an aspiring songwriter, but only in order to bed his wife. Silly sex farce, though from talented…
Kissin' Cousins (1964): Dir. Gene Nelson
Feat. Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell…; Elvis both an Air Force officer and his hillbilly cousin, and negotiates the affections of two other female cousins, in this cheerfully hick musical…
Man's Favorite Sport? (1964): Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy…; Tepid late–period Hawks has phony fishing expert Hudson fumbling his way through an angling contest with brash Paula Prentiss the only one in…
Marriage Italian Style (Matrimonio All'italiana) (1964): Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Sophia Loren; This hilarious marriage farce features Sophia Loren as a long–suffering unwedded woman: on her deathbed, she convinces the commitment–shy…
McHale's Navy (1964): Dir. Edward Montagne
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Joe Flynn…; War–time comedy where marines are embroiled in a gambling misadventure, based on the 60's TV sitcom of the same name.
Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The (1964): Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Leon Ames; Disney live–actioner about a brainy freshman (Kirk) who causes a stir on campus when he goes to college, with the help of a mind–reading…
Munsters, The (TV Series) (1964-1965): Dir. Various
Feat. Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis…; Memorable TV–comedy set around a ghoulish–looking, but otherwise normal family – who are mystified as to why everyone reacts so…
Paris When it Sizzles (1964): Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Sir Noel Coward…; Paris simmers in this minor comedy about a group of movie–writers acting out their ideas of the streets of the French capital, with a good cast…
Patsy, The (1964): Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, John Carradine, Nancy Kulp…; The retinue of a recently–deceased celebrity connive to groom his bellhop to impersonate him and thus continue the gravy train. Of course with…
Pink Panther, The (1964): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers; In his most synonymous role, Peter Sellers stars in the first of six films of the bungling misadventures of Inspector Clouseau. Superb slapstick…
Send Me No Flowers (1964): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall; Fluffy comedy of the 'Rock and Doris' variety, with Hudson playing a hypochondriac who believes he is about to die. A top support cast adds to this…
Shot in the Dark, A (The Pink Panther II) (1964): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, Elke Sommer, George Sanders…; The second Inspector Clouseau film, in which the bumbling detective becomes convinced a beautiful woman is innocent of murder, despite the evidence…
Topkapi (1964): Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell…; A classy comic–romantic spin on the director’s RIFIFI shot on location in Turkey and Greece, that climaxes with another brilliantly exacted…
What a Way to Go! (1964): Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum…; Stacked, big–budget comedy has fun at the expense of a cursed Shirley MacLaine: she plays a wealthy widow whose $200 million fortune has been…
World of Henry Orient, The (1964): Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Peter Sellers, Paula Prentiss, Angela Lansbury…; An irreverant and oddly unique Sellers comedy, in which the 'Pink Panther' plays a NYC concert pianist who is 'stalked' by two teenage devotees,…
Yellow Rolls-Royce, The (1964): Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Omar Sharif…; Star–studded omnibus following three consecutive owners of a cute Rolls Royce Pantom II. An English aristocrat, a Chicago gangster and a…
4 For Texas (Four for Texas) (1963): Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Ursula Andress…; Frivolous comedy–western in which "Rat Pack–ers" Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin play friendly rivals who each make a bid for a waterfront…
A New Kind of Love (1963): Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Thelma Ritter…; Husband–and–wife team Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward star in this Paris–set rom–com about a womanizing reporter and a…
Billy Liar (1963): Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie; Tom Courtenay daydreams his way out of a dull office job, to entertaining yet damaging effect, eventually ending up engaged to two fiances at the…
Dinner for One (Der 90. Geburtstag (The 90th Birthday)) (1963): Dir. Heinz Dunkhase
Feat. Freddie Frinton, May Warden; A classic two–hand comedy sketch staged by German TV in its original English language (written by British author Lauri Wylie), with a short…
Donovan's Reef (1963): Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Jack Warden…; One of dir. Ford’s more comically inclined efforts with ex–Navy buddies John Wayne, Lee Marvin and Jack Warden raising hell on the remote…
Fast Lady, The (1963): Dir. Ken Annakin
Feat. Leslie Phillips, Ronnie Barker, James Robertson-Justice…; Stanley Baxter attempts to woo Julie Christie with a Bentley convertible he can't drive in this hilarious English comedy, centred on the perils of…
Heavens Above (1963): Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Peter Sellers; Frightfully British satire of life in the clergy saved from 'Carry–On' status by Peter Sellers' winning performance.
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963): Dir. Stanley Kramer
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar…; Spencer Tracy leads a countless cast of cameos for a slapstick epic centering around a frantic search for buried bank loot. Your attention might…
Ladies Who Do (1963): Dir. C.M. Pennington-Richards
Feat. Peggy Mount, Harry H. Corbett, Robert Morley…; Dusty sixties Brit comedy, about a group of office cleaning ladies who make a killing on the stock exchange after striking upon some inside…
Man from the Diners' Club, The (1963): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Danny Kaye, Cara Williams, Martha Hyer…; Comedy with Danny Kaye playing a meek clerk who gets into trouble when he approves a Diner's Club card for a mobster running a racketeering…
Marriage Lines (TV Series) (1963-1965): Feat. Prunella Scales, Richard Briers; A classic domestic comedy with Richard Briers and Prunella Scales as a newly married couple jumping hurdles both at home and at work. Included here…
McLintock! (1963): Dir. Andrew McLagen
Feat. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Yvonne De Carlo…; TAMING OF THE SHREW goes West in this rambunctious battle of wits between cattle rancher (Wayne) and his firebrand wife (O’Hara), in search of a…
Move Over, Darling (1963): Dir. Michael Gordon
Feat. Doris Day, James Garner; Originally intended for Marilyn Monroe as 'Something's Got to Give', Doris Day and James Garner instead appear in this comedy about a long…
Nutty Professor, The (1963): Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens; Jerry Lewis' most hilarious, certainly most personal work uses the Jekyll–and–Hyde device to exploit his comic genius as both awkward…
Son of Flubber (1963): Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn…; A (then) rare Disney sequel in which Fred MacMurray returns as THE ABSENT–MINDED PROFESSOR for another round of visual gags based around the…
Sparrows Can't Sing (1963): Dir. Joan Littlewood
Feat. James Booth, Barbara Windsor, Roy Kinnear…; A sprightly British kitchen sink comedy about a man who returns from two years at sea to find his house demolished and his wife living with a married…
Stitch in Time, A (1963): Dir. Robert Asher
Feat. Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jeanette Sterke…; More disasters befall Norman as on a trip to the hospital he meets a young girl hasn't smiled since her parents death so our kindhearted hero wrecks…
Summer Magic (1963): Dir. James Neilson
Feat. Hayley Mills, Burl Ives, Dorothy McGuire; Sweetly sentimental Disney version of the Kate Wiggins novel 'Mother Carey's Chickens', about a poor Boston family who make a drafty Maine homestead…
Take Her, She's Mine (1963): Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Sandra Dee, Audrey Meadows, Robert Morley…; Lightly likable comedy with Stewart as an anguished father concerned that his college–age daughter is hanging out with the wrong crowd –…
Thrill of It All!, The (1963): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Doris Day, James Garner; Carl Reiner (THE JERK) wrote this mildly thrilling Doris Day vehicle, where she plays a housewife roped into a series of TV commercials.
Tom Jones (1963): Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith…; Albert Finney inhabits the randy trou of Tom Jones, a wild and reckless young man with an eye for the ladies. A lavishly produced Oscar winner,…
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963): Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni; A compendium of three stories starring Sophia Loren in her luscious prime in three very different roles. Together with Marcello Mastroianni, it…
40 Pounds of Trouble (Forty Pounds of Trouble) (1962): Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Tony Curtis, Suzanne Pleshette, Phil Silvers…; Tony Curtis plays a harangued casino manager dodging outstanding alimony payments while caring for an abandoned six–year–old girl.…
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962): Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante…; Cracking musical extravaganza based around the real–life Billy Rose stageshow and doctored with brilliant Rodgers and Hart songs, plus dance…
Boccaccio '70 (1962): Dir. Vittorio De Sica, Luchino Visconti, Federico Fellini
Feat. Anita Ekberg, Romy Schneider, Marisa Solinas…; Naughty for the time, this all–star portmanteau film is loosely based on updated versions of the bawdy stories of 14th century writer Giovanni…
Courtship of Eddie's Father, The (1962): Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Glenn Ford, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones; Wholesome family comedy, wherein widower Glenn Ford is prodded into romance by his six–year son Ron Howard (who went on to become the…
Dick Van Dyke Show, The (TV Series ) (1962-1966): Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore; Seminal sitcom set around a New York comedy writer and his family. Van Dyke's wife was played by Mary Tyler Moore in her first major…
Divorce Italian Style (1962): Dir. Pietro Germi
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Stefania Sandrelli; Italy’s archaic marital laws – where divorce was still illegal in the sixties – are the star in this devious satire of an unhappy…
Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962): Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden…; Predictable but entertaining adaptation of Jules Verne's tale about a professor (Hardwicke) who plans to fly across Africa in a balloon and ends up…
Gypsy (1962): Dir. Mervyn LeRoy
Feat. Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden; Eye–catching musical comedy–drama based on the memoir of burlesque entertainer Gypsy Rose Lee, whose career was driven by her aggressive…
If a Man Answers (1962): Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Micheline Presle…; Very light comedy with Sandra Dee as a rich socialite conspiring with her mother in an attempt to make new hubby Bobby Darin jealous.
It's Only Money (1962): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Zachary Scott; Comedy with Jerry Lewis playing a hapless TV repairman who aspires to be a private detective, but ends up getting confused for the man he is trying…
Lucy Show, The (TV Series) (1962-1968): Feat. Lucille Ball, Gale Gordon; Lucille Ball's followup to I LOVE LUCY (without husband Desi Arnaz) was a longrunning classic in its own right, with many of the Ball offspring…
McHale's Navy (TV Series) (1962-1965): Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Joe Flynn, Tim Conway; Predating MASH, Borgnine and Flynn engage in naval nonsense in this fondly remembered maritime comedy of hierarchical hi–jinks and seaman…
Mr Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962): Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, Fabian…; James Stewart, Maureen O'Hara, and a gaggle of kids take the holiday from hell in this early, jovial precursor to NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION.
Road to Hong Kong, The (1962): Dir. Norman Panama
Feat. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Joan Collins…; Last in the series of 'Road' movies starring Hope and Crosby, this time the mad–cap duo play a pair of con–men who accidentally learn of…
That Touch of Mink (1962): Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Doris Day, Cary Grant; Pure–hearted country girl Doris Day becomes a romantic target for rich playboy Cary Grant, after his Rolls splashes her with mud. Other,…
Three Stooges in Orbit / Meet Hercules (1962): Dir. Edward Bernds
Feat. Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe De Rita; Two features in which the three kings of slapstick are propelled into space with hostile Martians, and visit ancient Rome via a time machine.
Trial and Error (The Dock Brief) (1962): Dir. James Hill
Feat. Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Beryl Reid; Sellers plays a washed–up barrister who must represent wife–murderer Attenborough, who insists upon his guilt. This is ignored by Sellers…
Two For The Seesaw (1962): Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shirley Maclaine, Edmon Ryan…; 'Odd couple' comedy set in NYC, where a Nebraskan lawyer (Mitchum) moves to start life anew and hits the romantic playground in the company of kooky…
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962): Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton…; Bruising comedy with an elderly general struggling to come to terms with impending retirement and his ruinous personal life.
Who's Got The Action? (1962): Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Dean Martin, Lana Turner, Eddie Albert…; Comedy drama with Dean Martin playing a lawyer with a bad gambling habit whose behaviour concerns both his wife and his law partner.
Wrong Arm of the Law, The (1962): Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins…; Hilarious comic spoof, in which a gang of Australian thieves is pursued by Scotland Yard and criminal underworld alike. Peter Sellers is at the…
2000 Year Old Man, The - The Complete History (1961-1998): Feat. Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner; Mel Brooks, playing the 'oldest man in the world' in conversation with Carl Reiner, fronts this all–time classic comedy sketch, much of which…
Absent-Minded Professor, The (1961): Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn…; One of Disney's perenial comedies conserns absent–minded prof MacMurray and his invention – 'flubber', a gravity–defying substance,…
Come September (1961): Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Bobby Darin…; Racy romp with Rock on the Riviera as a businessman habitually harangued on holiday when all he wants is to lavish the luscious Lollobrigida.
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961): Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charles Chaplin…; The third in Robert Youngson's trilogy of definitive compilations of silent comedy, this time with swashbuckling action to match the outrageous…
Double Bunk (1961): Dir. C.M. Pennington-Richards
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Sid James…; Newlyweds Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott purchase a rickety houseboat, set sail for France in this buoyant and occasionally bawdy Brit comedy.
Errand Boy, The (1961): Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear…; Lewis plays his perennial bumbler, here recruited as an oddjob man on a Hollywood Studio lot who must also spy on employee activities. Contains some…
Great Impostor, The (1961): Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Tony Curtis, Karl Malden, Edmond O'Brien…; Tony Curtis bluffs his way though society in this comic caper based on the true story of Ferdinand Demara who successfully passed himself off as a…
Ladies Man, The (1961): Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, George Raft; A handyman at an academy for aspiring actresses, Jerry Lewis must grapple with a vast, split–level set in one of his best comedies.
Lover Come Back (1961): Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall; Doris Day and Rock Hudson spar away as rival ad–execs – Day is the ethical virgin, Hudson the unscrupulous lady–killer, while Tony…
Mr. Ed (TV Series) (Mister Ed) (1961-1966): Feat. Alan Young; Golden age television sitcom centred around a talking horse who lives in the backyard stable of a husband and wife, but is only conversant with the…
On the Double (1961): Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter, Wilfrid Hyde-White; Zany action–comedy set during the Invasion of Normandy, where an American soldier and talented mimic (Danny Kaye) impersonates a British high…
One, Two, Three (1961): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin; James Cagney is marvellous as a zealous Coke executive in Germany, keen on penetrating the Russian market, but mortified when his boss's daughter…
Only Two Can Play (1961): Dir. Sidney Gilliat
Feat. Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Richard Attenborough…; One of Peter Seller's earlier films sees him in rare semi–dramatic part, playing a librarian in a small Welsh town who has an affair. Dryly…
Parent Trap (1961): Dir. David Swift
Feat. Hayley Mills, Maureen O'Hara, Brian Keith…; Breezy comedy in which Hayley Mills plays estranged twin sisters who meet at summer camp and conspire to bring together their divorced parents.
Pierre Etaix: Restored Complete Film Works (1961-1971): Feat. Pierre Étaix; A long–overdue collection of film works from French comedy master Pierre Etaix, the delightfully witty clown, comedian and filmmaker whose…
Pocketful of Miracles (1961): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Ann-Margret, Bette Davis, Glenn Ford…; Frank Capra's final film (and Ann–Margret's debut) is an appealing remake of his earlier LADY FOR A DAY, in which the poverty–stricken…
Andy Griffith Show, The (TV Series) (1960-1968): Feat. Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Ron Howard; Classic US TV series set in the quiet town of Maybury, North Carolina, out of which comedian Griffith spun his homely brand of humour. Two volumes of…
Apartment, The (1960): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Shirley Maclaine; Neurotic insurance clerk Jack Lemmon wheedles his way up the corporate ladder by loaning his apartment keys to philandering executives, unknowing…
Bellboy, The (1960): Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry; A quickly–made diversion for director/star Lewis that became a major hit. The comic piles on the on 'spastic' routines as the…
Bells are Ringing (1960): Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark…; Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
Best of Eric Sykes, The (1960-1979): Feat. Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques; Compilation from the career of Eric Sykes, who forged a reputation as a writer of genius for Peter Sellers and Tony Hancock before hitting the small…
Bulldog Breed, The (1960): Dir. Robert Asher
Feat. Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, David Lodge…; Nautical farce with our Norman persuaded to join the navy as if that wasn't a bad enough idea they want to send the genial buffoon into space.
Cinderfella (1960): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Dame Judith Anderson…; Many years before SHREK, there was this comical parody on the world of fairy–tales, with ace comic Lewis playing a male version of the…
It Started in Naples (1960): Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica; Winning combination of Gable and Loren guided by director Shavelson (HOUSEBOAT) team up again for this romantic comedy drama set in Naples following…
League of Gentlemen, The (1960): Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes…; A high–class league of British actor gents – Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes, Roger Livesy and others – conspire…
Light Up the Sky! (1960): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Benny Hill, Dick Emery…; Ian Carmichael leads an inept searchlight unit during in this bumbling and occasionally tragic wartime comedy. Larrikins Benny Hill and Tommy Steele…
Make Mine Mink (1960): Dir. Robert Asher
Feat. Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler, Hattie Jacques…; Four unlikely crims embark on a fur thieving spree in this good–natured comedy with a somewhat politically incorrect theme.
Man in the Moon (1960): Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Kenneth More, Shirley Anne Field; Loony space–race satire sees Kenneth More as an arrogant bachelor whose ability to withstand anything marks him out as the first astronaut.
Millionairess, The (1960): Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Peter Sellers, Sophia Loren, Vittorio De Sica…; Loren plays a spoiled heiress who tries to 'buy' a husband in the form of principled doctor Sellers. Fairly good adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's…
My Three Sons (TV Series) (1960): Feat. Fred MacMurray, Don Grady, Stanley Livingston…; One of the longest–running sitcoms in American television history (at 360 episodes), this 'family values' classic starred Fred MacMurray as a…
Never On Sunday (1960): Dir. Jules Dassin
Feat. Jules Dassin, Melina Mercouri; Director Jules Dassin (think a bug–eyed Tony Randall) plays a disillusioned American philosopher searching for answers in the birthplace of…
Our Man in Havana (1960): Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Alec Guinness, Burl Ives, Maureen O'Hara…; Witty, forgotten spy satire from dir. Reed (THE THIRD MAN) has Alex Guinness run riot as an undercover vacuum cleaner salesman spooking for the…
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960): Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. David Niven, Doris Day; NY critic David Niven, wife Doris Day and their gaggle of kids (plus pet sheepdog) are an unstoppable hurricane of cheer and frivolous good humour,…
Pure Hell of St Trinian's / Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1960-1966): Dir. Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat
Feat. George Cole, Cecil Parker, Joyce Grenfell…; A double feature of later 'St Trinians' comedies derived from Ronald Searle's cartoons (though without mainstay Alistair Sim). Pure Hell of St…
Rebel, The / Punch and Judy Man, The (1960-1962): Dir. Robert Day, Jeremy Summers
Feat. Tony Hancock, George Sanders, Dennis Price…; A double feature of Tony Hancock's two big–screen outings. The Rebel (1960) Dir. Robert Day – Here Hancock trades in his office career…
Shoot the Pianist (Shoot the Piano Player) (1960): Dir. Francois Truffaut
Feat. Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger…; Part homage to Hollywood film noir, part love story and part and parcel of the new wave, a down–on–his–luck pianist is drawn into…
Strange World of Gurney Slade, The (TV Series) (1960): Feat. Anthony Newley; An unpredictable, wildly inventive comedy where an actor (Anthony Newley) walks off the set of a banal sit–com and into an absurd fantasy world…
Tall Story (1960): Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins; A young Jane Fonda makes her screen debut in this candy–coated comedy as a bubbly co–ed with romantic yearnings for basketballer Anthony…
Two Way Stretch (1960): Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Bernard Cribbins…; Peter Sellers leads a jailbird trio whose plans for the ultimate heist are scuppered by the arrival of a staunch prison warden.
When Comedy Was King (1960): Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel…; Second anthology of priceless silent comedy from complier Robert Youngson features excerpts from the likes of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy,…
Where the Boys Are (1960): Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Dolores Hart, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux…; Fairly 'swingin' sixties beach romp with Hart, Hamilton and a cast of bright young co–eds on Spring Break vacation at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.…
Zazie Dans Le Metro (Zazie in the Underground) (1960): Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret; Anarchistic comedy drops the impudent 11yr old Zazie into the care of Uncle Phillipe Noiret and the whirlygig chaos of modern Paris. Adapted from…
Battle of the Sexes, The (1959): Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings…; An archly engaging comedy based upon a James Thurber story in which the head clerk (Sellers) of a tweed manufacturer resists the efforts of the…
Carlton Browne of the F.O. / Hoffman (1959-1969): Dir. Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting, Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Peter Sellers; A pair of eclectic, little known comedies starring Peter Sellers on one cassette.
Don't Give Up the Ship (1959): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill; Comedy with Jerry Lewis playing a Junior Navy Officer whose ship mysteriously goes missing years after WWII, and he is called upon to find it right…
Good Morning (Ohayo) (1959): Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shimazu Masahiko, Koji Shidara, Chishu Ryu…; Ozu’s most accessible and scathing film amuses with its deceptively light–hearted tale of two boys’ vow of silence after being refused a…
Hole in the Head, A (1959): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker…; One of dir. Capra's (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) final efforts stays true to the redemptive themes of his classic works. Sinatra runs a threadbare…
I'm All Right Jack (1959): Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas…; Brilliant satire of labour and class relations, makes a glorious mockery of unions and management alike as upperclass twit Ian Carmichael joins the…
It Happened to Jane (1959): Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs; Ordinary folk take on corporate bullying in this under–rated rom–com starring Doris Day as a widowed small–business woman and…
Mouse That Roared, The (1959): Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Peter Sellers; Slapstick/satire combo in which Peter Sellers inhabits three roles, primarily as the head of a tiny state that declares war on the U.S. on the…
Operation Petticoat (1959): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Cary Grant, Tony Curtis; Submarine Capt. Cary Grant and First Mate Tony Curtis excel in this seaborne comedy.
Pillow Talk (1959): Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall; Party–line adversaries Rock Hudson and Doris Day conduct a hilarious romance of deception in this imaginative sex comedy. With Rock as the…
Shaggy Dog, The (1959): Dir. Charles Barton
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk…; Fred MacMurray excels in this Disney live–actioner, playing a postman whose son accidentally transforms himself into a talking sheepdog with…
Some Like It Hot (1959): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe; One of the great comedies, in which Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress as women and join an all–girl travelling jazz band in order to escape the…
Square Peg, The (1959): Dir. John Paddy Carstairs
Feat. Norman Wisdom, Honor Blackman, Edward Chapman…; Chaotic comedy with Wisdom as an an inept council workman whose road mending gets him into conflict with the Army. Arguably Wisdom's best film with…
Too Many Crooks (1959): Dir. Mario Zampi
Feat. Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Sid James…; Four incompetent, would–be criminals make a meal of a kidnapping–ransom plot in this farcical crime caper from the Rank Organisation.
Bell, Book and Candle (1958): Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon; Enchanting romantic comedy adapted from the Broadway play stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbour, played by James Stewart.
Carry On Forever! Box Set (Carry On Screaming; Carry On Constable; Carry On Cowboy; Carry On Sergeant; Carry On Teacher; Carry On Spying; Carry On Nurse; Carry On Jack; Carry On Cabby; Carry On Regardless; Carry On Cleo; Carry On Cruising) (1958-1966): Feat. Sid James, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams…; A 12–disc set containing various 'Carry On' comedies of the 1950–60s. All are also available separately for rental: Carry On…
Damn Yankees (Whatever Lola Wants) (1958): Dir. George Abbott, Stanley Donen
Feat. Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston…; Supremely entertaining musical rom–com that transposes the Faustian legend to the world of American baseball, with Gwen Verdon in the iconic…
Geisha Boy (1958): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis; Jerry Lewis plays a clumsy stage–magician touring Japan who leaves multiple havoc in his wake.
Giants and Toys (1958): Dir. Yasuzo Masumura
Feat. Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe; Japanese satirical comedy about an advertising war between three candy production companies, and a teenage girl who becomes a celebrity after one of…
Houseboat (1958): Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer…; Fortunes change for widower and father–of–three Cary Grant when he takes up residence on a floating home, and employs Sophia Loren as his…
Matchmaker, The (1958): Dir. Joseph Anthony
Feat. Shirley Booth, Anthony Perkins, Shirley Maclaine…; Farcical adaptation of the Broadway play about a meddling madam who prides herself on playing cupid to the young folk around town until one day…
Me and the Colonel (1958): Dir. Peter Glenville
Feat. Danny Kaye, Nicole Maurey, Curt Jurgens; Danny Kaye plays a Jewish refugee being comically resourceful in his efforts to evade the Nazi's before WWII, in this charming comedy.
Mon Oncle (1958): Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati; Monsieur Hulot returns in another gag–laden adventure. His whimsical ways endear him to his nephew, but leave the boy's trendy parents cold.…
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958): Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins…; None too funny surburban satire is kept afloat by Woodward and Newman – despite the latter's lack of comedic flair. The two stars play husband…
Rock-A-Bye-Baby (1958): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell; A stooging Jerry Lewis must babysit the triplets of starlet Marilyn Maxwell, who wants to keep them a secret from her public.
Sheriff of Fractured Jaw, The (1958): Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Jayne Mansfield, Kenneth More, Henry Hull…; In this goofy western, Jayne Mansfield plays a buxom saloon proprietor who lassos a clueless Englishman when he becomes the sheriff of the titular…
Teacher's Pet (1958): Dir. George Seaton
Feat. Clark Gable, Doris Day, Gig Young…; Self–taught newspaper–man Clark Gable is cynical about journalism school, but becomes enchanted with a teacher (Doris Day) and decides to…
Tunnel of Love, The (1958): Dir. Gene Kelly
Feat. Doris Day, Richard Widmark, Gig Young…; Romantic comedy starring Doris Day and Richard Widmark as a couple who are unable to conceive, and try to adopt a baby. When they find one, its…
A King in New York (1957): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Dawn Addams; Mild satire, in which Chaplin plays the leader of 'Estrovia' whose visit to NYC is beset by witchhunts, noise, and 1950s conservatism. Has often…
Admirable Crichton, The (1957): Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes; Comedy about an impeccable butler (Kenneth More) who becomes the ruler of an aristocratic family when social order is flipped after they all become…
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957): Dir. Frank Launder
Feat. Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Alastair Sim…; Particularly raucous installment of the popular naughty schoolgirl series; this time their behaviour gets the headmistress thrown in jail and the…
Delicate Delinquent, The (1957): Dir. Don McGuire
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Darren McGavin, Martha Hyer…; Comedian Lewis plays a janitor who is mistakenly picked–up by police as a juvenile delinquent and forced into the police training himself. This…
Designing Woman (1957): Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Gregory Peck, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Gray; A sportswriter and a fashion–designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common in this diverting rom–com…
Desk Set (His Other Woman) (1957): Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young…; Screwball Tracy–Hepburn vehicle makes good use of their excellent chemistry. Tracy is an efficiency expert come to computerise a New York firm…
Golden Age of Comedy, The (1957): Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Ben Turpin…; Perfect introduction to the world of silent comedy, this is the first of three celebrated compilations from cinephile Robert Youngson. Hailed as…
Green Man, The / School for Scoundrels (1957-1960): Dir. Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
Feat. Alastair Sim, George Cole, Terry-Thomas…; A double feature of comedies starring Alastair Sim. The Green Man (1957) Dir. Basil Dearden – One of Sim's best films, playing an apparently…
Hancock's Half Hour (1957-1961): Feat. Tony Hancock, Sid James, Dick Emery…; Tony Hancock's hilarious and influential 50s/ 60s sitcom: On DVD, two compilations. On Vol 1, the earliest surviving episodes, all from 1957:…
Invasion of the Saucermen (1957): Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Steve Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin…; This low budget sci–fi comedy has a reputation for being so bad it's good. Bulbous–headed aliens frame a teenager for drunk driving by…
Kiss Them For Me (1957): Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Leif Erickson…; Very very silly war comedy with Grant and his navy buddies fighting for their right to spend their shore leave as they see fit, which inevitably…
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) (1957): Feat. Jerry Mathers, Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley; One of the most beloved family sitcoms of its time set around the mischief–making exploits of young Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver.
Lucky Jim (1957): Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith…; A likeable British comedy adapted from the beloved novel by Kingsley Amis about the constant frustrations of a young history lecturer with his…
Naked Truth, The (Your Past is Showing) (1957): Dir. Mario Zampi
Feat. Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas, Peggy Mount…; Dark comedy set in the tabloid industry with an extortionate publisher marked for death by his celebrity victims.
Prince and the Showgirl, The (1957): Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe; Curious comedy juxtaposes the talents of Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe to surprising effect. Filmed in London during the coronation of George V.
Sad Sack, The (1957): Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk…; A charming adaptation of the beloved comic strip by George Baker, with Jerry Lewis playing a hopeless soldier whose planned six weeks weeks of…
Smallest Show on Earth, The (1957): Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers…; A small gem of British comedy, concerning a young couple who inherit a movie–house from a long lost uncle. Along with the semi–decrepit…
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957): Dir. Joseph Pevney
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Nielsen, Walter Brennan; Debbie Reynolds shines in this classic rom–com about an unsophisticated woman from backwoods Mississippi who falls in love with a wealthy pilot…
Une Parisienne (1957): Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer; Dated yet enjoyably fluffy Bardot comedy, with the sex kitten playing the mischief–making daughter of the French Premier who seduces a cabinet…
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield, Joan Blondell; Single ad man Tony Randall saves his job but complicates his romantic life by using superstar sexpot Jayne Mansfield in a lipstick campaign.…
Around the World in 80 Days (1956): Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley Maclaine; Lively spectacle in which David Niven attempts to perform the title feat, while no less than 44 other stars make cameo appearances. Garnered four…
Bus Stop (1956): Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray; Marilyn Monroe excels in this comedy/drama as a distraught southern showgirl who becomes the object of desire and marriage for an obsessive and naive…
Court Jester, The (1956): Dir. Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Feat. Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury; Much–loved comedy thrives off the charms of Danny Kaye as a bogus jester entangled in spoofed up royal intrigues from the Middle Ages. Basil…
Elena and Her Men (Paris Does Strange Things) (1956): Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Jean Marais, Mel Ferrer; Ingrid Bergman plays a Polish princess torn between marrying for love, or wealth, in this slinky, sweet–natured comic romance. Mel Ferrer, Jean…
Forever Darling (1956): Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Lucille Ball, James Mason, Desi Arnaz; The unique talents of Lucille Ball is the strongest aspect of this 'dysfunctional marriage' comedy, starring James Mason as her Guardian Angel. Ball…
Her Bridal Night (Mariée est trop belle, La) (1956): Dir. Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Micheline Presle, Louis Jourdan; Light comedy dating from Brigette Bardot's early years in which she plays a country girl who gets 'discovered' by the Parisian fashion industry and…
Hollywood or Bust (1956): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin try to crash the Hollywood lifestyle, in frenzied style.
It's Great to be Young (1956): Dir. Cyril Frankel
Feat. John Mills, Cecil Parker, Jeremy Spenser…; A British musical comedy in Eastmancolor, starring John Mills as an inspirational high school music teacher who leads his students in revolt against…
King and Four Queens, The (1956): Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Jean Willes…; Wily comedy–western with con man Gable ingratiating himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws and their beautiful widows in order to…
Naughty Girl (Cette Sacree Gamine) (1956): Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Francoise Fabian; A con–artist father leaves his devious minx of a daughter in the hands of a performer who discovers the girl is bent on disrupting his life the…
Pardners (1956): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Agnes Moorehead; Comic–partners Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis saddle–up for a jaunt in the Old West.
Plucking the Daisy (Mademoiselle Striptease) (1956): Dir. Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Roger Vadim; One of the Brigitte Bardot/Roger Vadim light comedies that relies on Bardot's charms rather more than the simple story of a smalltown woman who is…
Private's Progress (1956): Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Terry-Thomas…; Popular Ealing war satire finds Ian Carmichael, as the film’s spotty college freshman, conscripted to military service where he’s whipped into…
Teahouse of the August Moon, The (1956): Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo…; Dated culture clash comedy with Glenn Ford as an American GI charged with teaching democracy to the inhabitants of a small Japanese…
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955): Dir. Charles Lamont
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello; An interesting 'Abbott and Costello' where the duo, circa 1914, take refuge from crooks by hiding in the Mack Sennett studios and end up…
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955): Dir. Charles Lamont
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor; One of the better films in the 'Abbott and Costello' series, sees the bumbling duo wrapped up in the intrigue surrounding the excavation of The…
Artists and Models (1955): Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley Maclaine…; Bubbly, brain–addled comedy with comic–artist Dean Martin getting his ideas from roommate Jerry Lewis’ wild nocturnal mutterings. Rated…
Best Of Johnny Carson (1955): Feat. Johnny Carson; 10 half hour episodes of The Johnny Carson Show that capture the King of late–night television's best and worst moments on stage, from screwing…
Daddy Long Legs (1955): Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron, Terry Moore…; An orphaned French teenager (Caron) endears herself to a playboy sophisticate (Astaire), who secretly sponsors her in an American private education.…
Doctor at Sea (1955): Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Brigitte Bardot; Dirk Bogarde is once again the eligible MD, in this entertaining second entry in the series taken from Richard Gordon's novels. The crushing boredom…
French Can Can (French Cancan, Only the French Can) (1955): Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Jean Gabin, Michel Piccoli, Dora Doll…; Jean Renoir returned to France after 15 years absence to make this vibrant tribute to the Parisian world of his father, the Impressionist painter…
Grandes Manoeuvres, Les (1955): Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Michele Morgan, Gerard Philipe, Brigitte Bardot; Sophisticated French fare is a battle of the sexes between a notorious womanizer, and the divorcee he’s convinced he’ll be able to seduce and…
Honeymooners, The (TV Series) (The Color Honeymooners; The Jackie Gleason Show) (1955-1956): Feat. Jackie Gleason; This Jackie Gleason sitcom from the 1950s is the saga of a not–so–newly–wed couple who lived in a run down apartment. "The…
Lucky Me (1955): Dir. Jack Donohue
Feat. Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers; Showbiz musical comedy with Doris Day paired once again with CALAMITY JANE tune smiths Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster.
Mister Roberts (1955): Dir. John Ford
Feat. Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon; Naval officer Henry Fonda yearns for combat but instead must tolerate his eccentric captain (James Cagney). Jack Lemmon won an Oscar for his funny…
My Sister Eileen (1955): Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Janet Leigh; Charming if not modest retread of the "brains vs. beauty" dilemma sees on–screen sisters Janet Leigh and Betty Garrett jostle for the affection…
Sergeant Bilko (TV Series) (The Phil Silvers Show) (1955-1959): Feat. Phil Silvers, Harvey Lembeck; Three–disc compilation of 18 episodes from the classic US sitcom about an irresponsible, gambling conman of a staff sergeant at a US Army base…
Seven Year Itch, The (1955): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell; Marilyn Monroe gives plenty of dumb blonde for this comedy about a married man (Tom Ewell) who has a fling with you–know–who.
Simon & Laura (Simon and Laura) (1955): Dir. Muriel Box
Feat. Peter Finch, Kay Kendall, Maurice Denham…; Prescient satire with a bickering couple, on the brink of splitting up are given the opportunity to revitalise their acting careers by starring in a…
Smiles of a Summer Night (Sommarnattens Leende) (1955): Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck, Harriet Andersson…; An enjoyable, ultimately serious comedy of deception set among the Swedish gentry of the early 20th century who are engaged in a poetic dance of…
To Paris with Love (1955): Dir. Robert Hamer
Feat. Alec Guinness, Odile Versois, Vernon Gray…; Widowed aristocrat Guinness takes his estranged son to Paris where romantic entanglements await. Tepid romantic comedy fails to rise to the standard…
We're No Angels (1955): Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov…; Moderately interesting Hollywood comedy concerns three convicts (Bogart, Ray and Ustinov) who escape from Devils Island and have to transform into…
3 Coins in the Fountain (Three Coins in the Fountain) (1954): Dir. Jean Negulesco
Feat. Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters…; Likeable, but modest classic in which three women throw coins into the Fountain of Trevi in Rome, to try their romantic luck. Great tourist locales…
Belles of St. Trinian's, The (1954): Dir. Frank Launder
Feat. Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, George Cole…; Classic pre–CARRY ON hi–jinks set in a seedy girl's school and based on Ronald Searle's cartoon series. Alastair Sim (in drag) plays…
Doctor in the House (1954): Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde; First and best of a series in which Doctors and Nurses exchange fleeting glances and banter for comic effect while training at a med school. Dirk…
Dov'e La Liberta...? (Where Is Freedom?) (1954): Dir. Roberto Rossellini
Feat. Toto, Vera Molnar, Nita Dover; Legendary Italian comic Toto plays a barber who cannot abide the hypocritical society he is thrust into after spending two decades in prison, and…
Father Knows Best (TV Series) (1954-1960): Dir. Peter Tewksbury
Feat. Sarah Selby, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray; Cloying sitcom bathed in the idealised glow of 50's apple–pie America, centred on a suburban family and their typically patriarchal upbringing.…
Knock on Wood (1954): Dir. Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Feat. Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling, Torin Thatcher…; Danny Kaye plays a ventriloquist who is comically unlucky in love due to his jealous dummy, who manages to sabotage every relationship he has right…
Living It Up (1954): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Janet Leigh…; One of the funnier Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedies of the 17 they made together. Jerry Lewis plays a stationmaster from provincial New Mexico…
Long, Long Trailer, The (1954): Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz; Gallivanting in an enormous RV across America, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz journey to disaster in this winning slapstick comedy. The classic TV…
Maggie, The (High and Dry) (1954): Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Feat. Paul Douglas, Alex Mackenzie; Ealing comedy about the argumentative crew of an aged cargo boat, captained by a wily Scottish man who clashes with a wealthy American industrialist.
Peek-a-Boo (Ah! Les belles bacchantes) (1954): Dir. Jean Loubignac
Feat. Louis de Funès, Robert Dhéry; Peppy parody of musical revues, with Louis de Funès's small–town copper finding himself inadvertently cast in an all–singing,…
Sabrina (1954): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden; Cinderella–ish comic yarn with a dream cast and director. Audrey Hepburn plays a humble chauffeur's daughter who wins the affections of noble…
Student Prince, The (1954): Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson…; Taken from the operetta by Sigmund Romberg, and the third filmed version of the tale of a young Prince breaking out into the real world by falling in…
To Catch a Thief (1954): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Cary Grant, Grace Kelly; Hitchcock takes a whimsical approach for this caper about a reformed cat burglar who sets about catching the thief that is imitating his old style.…
Who Done It? (1954): Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Benny Hill; A young Benny Hill nudges and winks his way through his only feature film, as a novice private eye who gets involved with foreign spies.
Young at Heart (1954): Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Doris Day; Slick musical with Frank Sinatra wooing Doris Day, while trying to make it as a singer.
Affairs of Dobie Gillis, The (1953): Dir. Don Weis
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse…; Lighthearted MGM college musical set on a Midwestern university campus, where two freshmen spend their time cutting class and courting two coeds.…
Beat the Devil (1953): Dir. John Huston
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre…; Spoofing their own suspense movies (such as CASABLANCA and MALTESE FALCON), Humphrey Bogart and dir. Huston produced this comic oddity with the help…
Caddy, The (1953): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin; Golf comedy from the Jerry Lewis/Dean Martin stable. Lewis caddies, Martin sings ‘That’s Amore’.
Calamity Jane (1953): Dir. David Butler
Feat. Doris Day, Howard Keel; Big, rousing musical western, featuring Doris Day as the tomboy heroine, who falls for easygoing Wild Bill Hickok (Howard Keel).
Captain's Paradise (1953): Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, Celia Johnson; Nautical romp with captain Alec Guinness paying the price of having a wife in two ports – sultry Yvonne De Carlo and a genial Celia Johnson.
Final Test, The (1953): Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph…; Gentle comedy of values has a famed cricketer making his way to the middle for one last innings. Meanwhile is son is torn between seeing dad bat one…
Genevieve (1953): Dir. Henry Cornelius
Feat. John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More…; The London to Brighton car rally sets off this high–spirited, fondly remembered comedy in which a couple make a wager with their affectionate…
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953): Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell, Charles Coburn; Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell are out to rustle a millionaire or two on a seacruise to France in this glistening confection based on the stage…
Hobson's Choice (1953): Dir. David Lean
Feat. Charles Laughton; Hard to take one's eyes off the maniacal acting of Charles Laughton in this Dickensian comic–drama, as a vulgar cobbler whose rebellious eldest…
Million Pound Note, The (1953): Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Joyce Grenfell…; A fairly neat adaptation of Mark Twain's satirical fable about a pair of rich brothers who bet over whether a man can live on a million pounds,…
Moon is Blue, The (1953): Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. William Holden, Maggie McNamara, David Niven; Bright, bristling romantic comedy centered on the courtship of a blithe and carefree commercials actress (McNamara) by the smooth–as–silk…
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) (1953): Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud; Jacques Tati fine–tunes the virtues of JOUR DE FETE to create his most eponymous character. The first of four Hulot features follows the…
Norman Wisdom Collection, The (Trouble in Store, Up in the World, On the Beat.) (1953-1962): Feat. Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford; Collection of three comedies – Trouble in Store, Up in the World and On the Beat – from admired British slapstick comedian Norman Wisdom,…
Best of Frankie Howerd, The (1952-1981): Feat. Frankie Howerd; A compilation of classic moments in the TV career of comedian Frankie Howerd. Although he initially got his start in post–WW2 radio, he went to…
Crimson Pirate, The (1952): Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Burt Lancaster; Camp swashbuckler stars Burt Lancaster as a spirited pirate who leads an island people's revolt against a ruling tyrant. Rollicking entertainment…
Down Among the Z Men (The Goon Show Movie) (1952): Dir. Maclean Rogers
Feat. Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe…; A rare outing into film for the Goons, in their original four–man lineup – Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine –…
Flavour Of Green Tea Over Rice, The (Ochazuke no aji) (1952): Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Kōji Tsuruta; Dir. Ozu once again explores the subtleties of Japanese family life, this time drawing our attention to the struggles of those in arranged marriages…
French Comedy Greats: Louis De Funès ( Monsieur Leguignon, Lampistel; Peek-a-Boo; The Bouncing Beauty; The Big Vacation.) (1952-1968): Feat. Louis de Funès; Four films starring legendary French funnyman Louis de Funès.
Golden Coach (Le Carrosse d'or) (1952): Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Anna Magnani, Odoardo Spadaro, Nada Fiorelli; Dir. Renoir's classic comedy focuses on a group of commedia dell'arte actors in the eighteenth Century and the much–desired central figure of…
Has Anyone Seen My Gal? (1952): Dir. Douglas Sirk
Feat. Charles Coburn, Lynn Bari, Piper Laurie…; Sirk–for–hire musical comedy finds the iconic melodramatist at his most unidentifiable: Coburn stars as an elderly money bags with no…
Importance of Being Earnest (1952): Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Dame Edith Evans…; Screen version of Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy of manners starring a host of British stage thesps.
Jumping Jacks (1952): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin; The comic duo of Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make an unlikely pair of paratroopers.
Love Nest (1952): Dir. Joseph M. Newman
Feat. Marilyn Monroe; Unremarkable comedy about nosey neighbours in a broken–down apartment block, one of whom is Marilyn Monroe.
Monkey Business (1952): Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn…; Scientist Cary Grant discovers a rejuvenation serum which has screwball side–effects. Stars include the director and writing team – Ben…
Monsieur Leguignon, lampistel (1952): Dir. Maurice Labro
Feat. Yves Deniaud, Louis de Funès; Spirited and screwball–esque, this 'workers' comedy concerns a down–on–his–luck railway labourer who discovers treasure…
On The Beat (1952): Dir. Robert Asher
Feat. Norman Wisdom, Jennifer Jayne, Raymond Huntley…; Wisdom returns to his most popular role as Norman Pitkin, and more trouble ensues when he takes to the streets dressed in his father's police uniform.
Pat and Mike (1952): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy; Athlete Katharine Hepburn pursues track triumphs with the aid of coach Spencer Tracy. Hepburn–Tracy coupling runs like a well–oiled…
Quiet Man, The (1952): Dir. John Ford
Feat. John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara; Ex–boxer John Wayne retires to his Irish homeland in search of tranquillity and maybe the hand of Maureen O'Hara. This romantic comedy was a…
Road To Bali (1952): Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour; The only Technicolor Road picture they made, this time the comic and the crooner star as two song–and–dance men who set out to rescue a…
Scared Stiff (1952): Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin make a ‘spooktacle’ of themselves in this version of Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard’s Broadway hit.
Stalag 17 (1952): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger…; Sophisticated WW2 film in which comedy and suspense make uneasy but fascinating bedfellows. William Holden leads imprisoned American G.Is who plan…
Three Stooges - Volume 2 (1952-1956): Feat. The Three Stooges; Five shorts: Squareheads of the Round Table (1948), Gents in a Jam (1952), Tricky Dicks (1953); Rumpus in the Harem, Hot Stuff (1956, recycled of…
Titfield Thunderbolt, The (1952): Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne…; Gorgeously shot comedy with Stan Holloway leading the way in saving his local branch railway from being cut by British Rail. At the more whimsical…
We're Not Married (1952): Dir. Edmund Goulding
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, Fred Allen…; Overlooked Marilyn Monroe starrer is a multi–episode comedy in which six married couples find out their weddings weren't legitimate.
What Price Glory? (1952): Dir. John Ford
Feat. James Cagney, Dan Dailey, Corinne Calvet; Soldiers James Cagney and Dan Dailey take time out from the trenches of WWI for some zesty romantic rivalry over local attraction Corrinne Calvet.
White Sheik, The (Sceicco bianco, Lo) (1952): Dir. Federico Fellini
Feat. Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina; Fellini’s against–the–grain feature debut coaxes the marital problems of a newlywed couple into a light, playful comedy that wasn’t…
Appointment with Venus (1951): Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. David Niven, Glynis Johns, Kenneth More; Bizarre war drama based on a true story about a small recently occupied British isle with a very important prize cow living on it that the War Office…
As Young As You Feel (1951): Dir. Harmon Jones
Feat. Marilyn Monroe; A young Marilyn Monroe has a support role in this affable corporate satire about a printing employee who won’t sit still for retirement. Based on a…
Green Grow the Rushes (1951): Dir. Derek Twist
Feat. Richard Burton, Honor Blackman, Roger Livesey…; Minor comedy, of the English variety, set in a brandy–soaked Kent village.
Let's Make It Legal (1951): Dir. Richard Sale
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Macdonald Carey, Marilyn Monroe; Marilyn Monroe has an ornamental role in this light ‘divorcee’ comedy.
Man in the White Suit (1951): Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Feat. Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker; Lab–worker Alec Guinness invents a fabric that never wears out or gets dirty, only to have it suppressed by industry and unions alike. More…
On The Riviera (1951): Dir. Walter Lang
Feat. Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney, Corinne Calvet…; Talented Broadway veteran Danny Kaye stars in this musical comedy, playing an American entertainer who develops a skit impersonating a wealthy…
People Will Talk (1951): Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Hume Cronyn; Enjoyable and sophisticated allegory, disguised as a standard Hollywood romantic comedy, in which a humanitarian doctor (Grant) must contend with the…
Stooge, The (1951): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen; Comedy set in the world of 1930's vaudeville, where an egotistical but struggling Broadway performer (Dean Martin) finds success when he hires a…
At War with the Army (1950): Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin; The first of many films Martin and Lewis made together, here the duo go from one mishap to another in an army training camp in World War II.
At War With The Enemy (1950): Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis; After stealing the show in MY FRIEND IRMA, the duo of Martin and Lewis took centre stage here for the first time, enveloped in the potential madness…
Born Yesterday (1950): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden; Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her role as the 'dumb' blonde mistress of a ruthless tycoon who takes up English lessons, falls for her teacher, then…
Father of the Bride (1950): Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor; The original comedy in which the affable Spencer Tracy gets his knickers in a twist when young daughter Elizabeth Taylor decides to tie the knot.
Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life (TV Series) (1950-1961): Feat. Groucho Marx; Legendary TV quiz show featuring the iconic Marx Brother, questioning, sparring and toying with various contestants. Despite the format, verbal…
Harvey (1950): Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. James Stewart; Jimmy Stewart's personal favourite role is his middle–aged drunk who has a six–foot rabbit friend that only he can see. From Mary Chase's…
Magnet, The (1950): Dir. Charles Frend
Feat. Stephen Murray, Kay Walsh, James Fox; After tricking a school–chum out of a toy magnet, an 11yr–old James Fox gets the guilts and resolves to 'do good'. Quirkily…
My Friend Irma Goes West (1950): Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. John Lund, Marie Wilson, Diana Lynn…; Comedy sequel to MY FRIEND IRMA, based on the popular 1940's radio show of the same name. One of the early outings of comedy duo Dean Martin and…
Adam's Rib (1949): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn; A bittersweet battle of the sexes in which married lawyers find themselves on opposite sides of an attempted murder case. High–brow romp was…
Adventures of Francis the Talking Mule, The - Volume 1 (Francis, Francis Goes to the Races, Francis Goes to West Point, Francis Covers the Big Town) (1949-1952): Dir. Arthur Lubin
Feat. Donald O'Connor, Chill Wills, Piper Laurie…; The first four comedies starring O'Connor as an affably naive young man, who is assisted through life by a berating, smart–arsed talking mule…
Africa Screams (1949): Dir. Charles Barton
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello; More dependable comedy from the Abbott and Costello duo, this time running amok in Africa, complete with racial stereotypes.
Barkleys of Broadway, The (1949): Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant; George and Ira Gershwin musical reuniting Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart, who play a husband and wife comedy team at a…
Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series) (1949-1960): Feat. Groucho Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope…; Treasure trove of broadcast comedy classics from America's variety show golden age. Includes a bonus sixth disc with rare standup performances from…
History of Mr. Polly, The (1949): Dir. Anthony Pelissier
Feat. John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins…; Bracing comedy set in the Victorian era follows the various misfortunes of sensitive but ineffectual draper Mills as he sets out in search of…
I Was a Male War Bride (1949): Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall…; Warm and nicely absurd comedy brings a French army officer (Grant) and American WAC (Sheridan) near the end of WWII, into proximity, mutual loathing,…
Inspector General, The (1949): Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Danny Kaye, Barbara Bates, Gene Lockhart…; Danny Kaye plays a travelling salesman who is arrested in a small–town and mistakenly identified as a feared tax–inspector. One of Kaye's…
It's a Great Feeling (1949): Dir. David Butler
Feat. Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day…; Soft–edged Hollywood satire with Jack Carson, Denny Morgan and Doris Day on the path to success. Notable for its great array of show–biz…
Love Happy (1949): Dir. David Miller
Feat. Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Marilyn Monroe; Final Marx Bros. comedy, is a downbeat entry, with a brief scene with Marilyn Monroe.
My Dear Secretary (1949): Dir. Charles Martin
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laraine Day; Underrated comedy concerning an aspiring young writer (Laraine Day) hired as the new secretary for a top author (Kirk Douglas) who is bitterly…
My Friend Irma (1949): Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin; Clown–prince Jerry Lewis first teamed with Dean Martin in this airheaded comedy based on a hit CBS radio–show.
Passport to Pimlico (1949): Dir. Henry Cornelius
Feat. Stanley Holloway, Hermione Baddeley, Margaret Rutherford; To avoid licensing laws, a district of London declares itself an independent kingdom. Sounds like a premise for a classic Ealing satire!
Quartet (1949): Dir. Ken Annakin, Arthur Crabtree, Harold French
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford, Honor Blackman; Four W Somerset Maugham stories are given exemplary treatment by the best of British, incl. Dirk Bogarde, Basil Radford and Honor Blackman. Unlike…
Sorrowful Jones (1949): Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, William Demarest…; Buddy comedy with Bob Hope as an inveterate gambler who fins himself the guardian for a young girl.
Whisky Galore! (1949): Dir. Alexander Mackendrick
Feat. Joan Greenwood; When villagers on a dry Scottish isle 'rescue' a cargo of shipwrecked whiskey, a classic Ealing comedy ensues. Generous doses of sly humour help this…
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948): Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas; Reliably entertaining comedy has newlywed city slickers Cary Grant and Myrna Loy attempt to live in the quiet countryside.
Paleface, The (1948): Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Bob Hope, Jane Russell, Robert Armstrong…; One of Bob Hope's most popular comedies is a western spoof in which he stars as a hapless dentist who through a series of misfortunes winds up…
Rachel and the Stranger (1948): Dir. Norman Foster
Feat. William Holden, Loretta Young, Robert Mitchum; Western 'rom–com' with husband William Holden and 'stranger' Robert Mitchum competing for the affections of Loretta Young ('Rachel') towards…
State of the Union (1948): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Angela Lansbury; An idealistic industrialist is urged to run for President, but finds uncomfortable compromises are required on both a political and marital level.…
Unfaithfully Yours (1948): Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Barbara Lawrence…; Rex Harrison plays an irascible, paranoid orchestra conductor who comes to suspect his devoted wife's infidelity. Anchored around a memorable…
Adventures of Ma and Pa Kettle, The (The Egg and I, Further Adventures, Go to Town, On the Farm) (1947-1951): Dir. Chester Erskine, Charles Lamont, Edward Sedgwick
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Marjorie Main…; The first four movies about the homespun, cornpoke hillbilly couple, drawn from Betty MacDonald's bestselling book 'The Egg and I'. Cheaply made, but…
Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, The (1947): Dir. Irving Reis
Feat. Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple…; Playboy bachelor Cary Grant is ordered by Judge Myrna Loy to escort her teenage sister (Shirley Temple), so that the ‘bobby–soxer’ might…
Down To Earth (1947): Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Larry Parks, James Gleason…; Musical comedy sequel to HERE COMES MR. JORDAN starring Rita Hayworth as Greek Goddess Terpsichore who comes down to Earth to join a Broadway…
Egg and I, The (1947): Dir. Chester Erskine
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray; A comedy starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray as a married couple who move to the countryside to become chicken farmers. While husband Bob…
Farmer's Daughter, The (1947): Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Loretta Young, Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore…; Congressman Joseph Cotton's maid, Loretta Young, decides to run against him in the next election. A perceptive comedy that won an Oscar for Young.
Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The (1947): Dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Feat. Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison; A whimsical tone pervades this mildly spooky tale of widow Gene Tierney being haunted by phantom sea–captain Rex Harrison. Music by Bernard…
Hue and Cry (1947): Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. Alastair Sim, Valerie White, Jack Warner; The first Ealing comedy is an affable yarn about kids who detect criminal information encoded in comic books. Shot on the post–war streets of…
Jour De Fete (1947): Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati; Jacques Tati established himself as a major new comic as a postman who attempts to modernise his mail service. Such precise visual humour had not…
My Favourite Brunette (1947): Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Bob Hope, Peter Lorre, Lon Jr. Chaney; A spoof of Chandler–style detective novels with Bob Hope as a photographer who gets mixed up with mobsters. With Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney.
Perils of Pauline, The (1947): Dir. George Marshall
Feat. Betty Hutton, John Lund, Billy DeWolfe…; Showbiz melodrama in which Hutton plays true–life actress Pearl White, who graduated from being a lowly–paid seamstress to queen of the…
Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The (Mad Wednesday) (1947): Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Harold Lloyd’s last film transplants his go–getting character from the silent film ‘The Freshman’ into the rather different comic…
Song of the Thin Man (1947): Dir. Edward Buzzell
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Keenan Wynn…; The Thin Man legacy is stretched out to a sixth film, with Nick and Nora busting one last case involving a dispute over owed money to a two–bit…
Cluny Brown (1946): Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Jennifer Jones, Charles Boyer, Sir C. Aubrey Smith…; Jennifer Jones is radiant (and a hoot, to boot) as the makeshift plumber to a leaky high society household. Ernst Lubitch’s splendid…
It's a Wonderful Life (1946): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart; A down–on–his–luck Jimmy Stewart is rescued from suicide by a Guardian Angel who shows him the virtues of his life gone by. This…
Night in Casablanca, A (1946): Dir. Archie Mayo
Feat. The Marx Brothers; The Marx Brothers bring their revered and anarchic energy to this "post–war spoof of wartime intrigue" set in the Hotel Casablanca. Though it…
Road to Utopia (1946): Dir. Hal Walker
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour; The final and perhaps wackiest of the "Road to...' series, this time in the Klondike goldrush. Many goofy gags and a few cliches too.
Abbott & Costello: The Naughty Nineties, The Time of Their Lives (1945-1946): Dir. Jean Yarbrough, Charles Barton
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Alan Curtis…; A double feature of slapstick shenanigans "Naughty Nineties": A captain is swindled out of his riverboat by a trio of gamblers and stage show…
Blithe Spirit (1945): Dir. David Lean
Feat. Rex Harrison; Novelist Rex Harrison jestingly arranges a seance, and inadvertently conjures up the ghost of his first wife, who then wittily haunts his new…
Captain Kidd (1945): Dir. Rowland V Lee
Feat. Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton…; Charles Laughton has a great time playing the 17th century English pirate, who swindles King William III. Rollicking production is a nicely comic…
Harvey Girls, The (1945): Dir. George Sidney
Feat. Judy Garland, John Hodiak, Ray Bolger…; A much–loved, if rather formless musical about the heyday of the railroad in the Old West and the Harvey House restaurants which sprang up…
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945): Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Dame Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, George Carney; A headstrong Wendy Hiller seeks marriage and wealth on the Scottish Hebrides, but is sidetracked by true romance. The powerful landscapes and lyrical…
Thin Man Goes Home, The (1945): Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Lucile Watson…; Nick and Nora's reputation precedes them as they wrap up another murder mystery while visiting Nick's parents. The penultimate film in the popular…
Wonder Man (1945): Dir. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen…; A typically zany fairy–tale for Danny Kaye, as a mild–mannered student persuaded by the ghost of his dead twin to seek out his murderer.…
Can't Help Singing (1944): Dir. Frank Ryan
Feat. Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff; Sugary sweet technicolour western musical based on the book "Girl of the Overland Trail" by Samuel J. and Curtis B. Warshawsky. Set during the…
Hail The Conquering Hero (1944): Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, William Demarest…; Crazed comedy from dir. Sturges, with Bracken starring as a WW2 soldier, who never actually saw any action because of his hay fever, but who upon…
Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The (1944): Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn…; Madcap screwball comedy from genius writer–director Preston Sturges (THE LADY EVE), following a small–town girl from the Midwest (Betty…
Pin Up Girl (1944): Dir. H. Bruce Humberstone
Feat. Betty Grable, John Harvey, Martha Raye…; Betty Grable, America's #1 pin–up during WWII, strikes a pose as a canteen girl who pretends to be broadway star in order to stay close to her…
Ghost on the Loose (1943): Dir. William Beaudine
Feat. Bela Lugosi, Ava Gardner, Leo Gorcey; At the 'Ed Wood' end of the horror–comedy canon, this has Lugosi haunting the suburban house of some newlyweds. Also stars screen…
Heat's On, The (Tropicana) (1943): Dir. Gregory Ratoff
Feat. Mae West; Famous Mae West flop, with the screen vamp playing a Broadway star torn between rival producers. Once the talk of the town, she wouldn't make another…
Heaven Can Wait (1943): Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Don Ameche, Gene Tierney, Charles Coburn; Amusing comic fantasy in which playboy Don Ameche recalls his life of sin for the devil, to find he wasn't such a bad guy after all.
My Learned Friend (1943): Dir. Basil Dearden, Will Hay
Feat. Will Hay, Mervyn Johns; British comedy starring Will Hay as a lawyer on the run from a serial killer, whom he had previously defended and been unable to keep out of jail.…
Presenting Lily Mars (1943): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, Van Heflin, Fay Bainter…; MGM Musical comedy starring Judy Garland in an early grown–up role as the titular small–town girl who heads to Broadway but struggles to…
Goose Steps Out, The (1942): Dir. Basil Dearden, Will Hay
Feat. Will Hay, Frank Pettingell, Charles Hawtrey…; British war comedy with Hay as a bumbling teacher conveniently turns out to be the double of a German general. In the true spirit of wartime…
I Married A Witch (1942): Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Veronica Lake, Fredric March, Robert Benchley…; Charming screwball comedy sees a smoldering Veronica Lake play a reincarnated witch, who torments Fredric March's uptight politician for being a…
Major and the Minor, The (1942): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Rita Johnson…; Billy Wilder’s first film is a dexterous screwball gem: the delectable Ginger Rogers plays a spunky woman posing as a child so she can afford a…
Palm Beach Story, The (1942): Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Joel McCrea, Claudette Colbert, Mary Astor…; Another fine Preston Sturges comedy, this concerns a gifted but struggling architect (McCrea), whose wife (Colbert) abandons him for the hope of…
Road to Morocco (1942): Dir. David Butler
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour; Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour do their bit for the war effort by enchanting the public with mad–cap (rom)antics on the North African…
Roxie Hart (Chicago) (1942): Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, George Montgomery…; Comedy adapting the 1926 play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins, which was the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical. Ginger Rogers plays the…
Tales of Manhattan (1942): Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers…; A star–studded portmanteau of five tales of life in the Big Apple. Runs the gamut from film noir, to romantic comedy, to high melodrama.
Talk of the Town, The (1942): Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, Jean Arthur; Vaguely radical factory–worker Cary Grant goes on the run after being framed for arson and manslaughter by a corrupt establishment, and hides…
To Be or Not to Be (1942): Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Jack Benny, Carole Lombard; Wonderful black comedy about a Polish theatre group who in the face of a German invasion, become involved in a covert operation that masquerades them…
Woman of the Year (1942): Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn; Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn's endearing screen partnership ignited as disparate newspaper reporters whose personalities at once clash and…
Ball of Fire (1941): Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Dana Andrews…; Screwball comedy with Gary Cooper playing a professor working hard on a new encyclopedia with his colleagues, who meets a nightclub performer…
Big Store, The (1941): Dir. Charles Riesner
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx; Marx Bros. let loose in a department store.
Black Cat, The (1941): Dir. Albert S. Rogell
Feat. Basil Rathbone, F. Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford…; A curious genre hybrid for the time, both haunted house movie and comedy (with the help of comedy actor Bob Hope), adapting the Edgar Allan Poe story…
Bride Came C.O.D., The (1941): Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin…; Slapstick rom–com with Cagney as cash–strapped charter pilot who is hired to kidnap a tycoon's daughter to prevent her marrying a vapid…
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941): Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur; Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
Hellzapoppin' (1941): Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson; Batty and rambunctious comedy classic runs a gamut of slight gags and inspired slapstick lunacy, with wild pair Olsen and Johnson guiding the…
Laurel and Hardy Collection, The (The Bullfighters; The Dancing Masters; Great Guns; A-Haunting We Will Go; The Big Noise; Jitterbugs) (1941-1945): Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy; Six late–period comedy gems from Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, available to buy as a box–set or for rental as separate titles. Great…
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond…; An interesting departure for Alfred Hitchcock, this airy screwball comedy follows a happily married couple in New York who are shocked to learn that…
Road to Zanzibar (1941): Dir. Victor Schertzinger
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour; The second in the 'Road to...' series sees the classic trio (Hope, Crosby and Lamour) down Africa–way in darkest Zanzibar.
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941): Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed…; Yet another relaxing weekend for sweethearts Nick and Nora turns into a head–scratcher, as the crime–stopping couple divert from a day at…
Strawberry Blonde (1941): Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth…; Winning 40's rom–com based on the play "One Sunday Afternoon" by James Hagan. Set in 1890's New York City, with James Cagney playing a…
That Night in Rio (1941): Dir. Irving Cummings
Feat. Don Ameche, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda; Comedy musical about an American entertainer who impersonates a wealthy aristocrat, but generates the romantic attentions of the man's wife as a…
You'll Never Get Rich (1941): Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, John Hubbard…; Generally amusing showbiz comedy has Fred Astaire play a star Broadway dancer who helps his boss (Benchley) out of trouble with his wife over a…
Bank Dick, The (1940): Dir. Edward Cline
Feat. W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon; W.C. Fields last great outburst of lunatic humour, playing a not–particularly–interested–in–the–job bank–guard,…
Best of Abbott and Costello, The - Volume 1 (One Night in the Tropics, Buck Privates, In the Navy, Hold that Ghost, Keep 'Em Flying, Ride 'Em Cowboy, Who Done It?, Pardon My Sarong) (1940-1942): Dir. A. Edward Sutherland, Arthur Lubin, Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello; The first eight movie comedies with duo Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in their patented roles. After careers in variety, silent films and radio, they…
Christmas in July (1940): Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn…; Dir. Sturges second film is a short, sweet and sharp satire on 'success', in which a gullible office clerk (Powell) is fooled by his colleagues into…
Down Argentine Way (1940): Dir. Irving Cummings
Feat. Carmen Miranda, Betty Grable, Don Ameche; A horse mad New Yorker falls for a wealthy Argentine rancher in this fluffy technicolor musical, but is hampered by the longstanding feud between…
Go West (1940): Dir. Edward Buzzell
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx; The Marx Brothers take on the Wild West armed with one–liners and slapstick in a tamer effort from their later career.
Great Dictator, The (1940): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin; Chaplin's brave subversive satire in which he inhabits dual roles – dictator Adenoid Hynkle and a Jewish barber – for his damning…
Great McGinty, The (1940): Dir. Preston Sturges
Feat. Brian Donlevy, Akim Tamiroff, William Demarest…; The first film with Preston Sturges both scripting and directing, this dryly wacky political satire sees cynical bum Donlevy rise to the heights of…
His Girl Friday (1940): Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy; Fast and furious comic masterpiece with Cary Grant in superb form as a conniving newspaper editor whose ex–wife happens to be his star…
It All Came True (1940): Dir. Lewis Seiler
Feat. Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey Bogart; A crime–themed musical comedy featuring Ann Sheridan as a fledgling singer in her first starring role as well as Humphrey Bogart as a fugitive…
Let George Do It! (1940): Dir. Marcel Varnel
Feat. George Formby, Phyllis Calvert, Garry Marsh; Ealing Studios comedy sees George Formby star as a ukulele player who unwittingly takes the wrong boat and finds himself mistaken for a British…
Little Nellie Kelly (1940): Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Judy Garland, George Murphy; Filmed version of the hit Broadway musical comedy from 1922 about Irish–American immigrants starring Judy Garland, who was fresh to…
My Favourite Wife (1940): Dir. Garson Kanin
Feat. Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Randolph Scott; Witty marital mixup comedy with the seven–years–shipwrecked Irene Dunne returning home to discover husband Cary Grant about to embark on…
My Little Chickadee (1940): Dir. Edward Cline
Feat. Mae West, W.C. Fields; Mae West and W.C. Fields profitably co–exist in this formula story of marital shenanigans in the Wild West, garlanded with lunatic gags, dirty…
Philadelphia Story, The (1940): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart; A second marriage for a stuffy heiress is threatened by scandal. A witty, sparkling romantic farce with golden trio – Katharine Hepburn, Cary…
Remember the Night (1940): Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi…; Preston Sturges scripted this forgotten yuletide gem, about an assistant D.A. (MacMurray) who, feeling sorry for a glamorous jewel thief (Stanwyck),…
Road to Singapore (1940): Dir. Victor Schertzinger
Feat. Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour; The first of half a dozen 'Road to' films has Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as clowning, crooning rivals vying for the affections of Dorothy Lamour.
Torrid Zone (1940): Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien; Caribbean–set adventure–comedy in which a fruit company executive (Pat O'Brien) has his plantation plagued by revolutionaries so he…
Another Thin Man (1939): Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Otto Kruger…; Nick and Nora, with newborn baby in tow, spend a weekend on Long Island, sleuthing out a shady character whose death threats lead to murder. Adapted…
At the Circus (1939): Dir. Edward Buzzell
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx; Ring–side high–jinx with the Marx Brothers, one of the high–lights being Groucho's rendition of 'Lydia the Tattoed lady'.
Cat and the Canary, The (1939): Dir. Elliott Nugent
Feat. Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard; Bob Hope lends his charm to this playful remake of 1927 expressionist silent film about siblings who inherit an uncle's fortune but must first prove…
Divorce Of Lady X (1939): Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson…; Sprightly Technicolor story has Olivier playing a barrister who falls in love with the woman he thinks his client will soon be divorcing.
Eternally Yours (1939): Dir. Tay Garnett
Feat. Loretta Young, David Niven, Broderick Crawford…; A woman leaves stability and a wealthy fiancée behind to travel the globe as a magician's assistant after she is swept off her feet. However 'The…
Midnight (1939): Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore…; Vintage romantic comedy, with a glamorous Claudette Colbert stranded in Paris and chased by two potential suitors: a modest taxi driver who's really…
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart, Jean Arthur; Another brilliant comic parable from Frank Capra, in the wake of MR. DEEDS. The endearing Jimmy Stewart plays a young idealist who discovers the…
Story of Vernon and Irene Castle, The (1939): Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver…; Fred & Ginger star in the story of the dancing team who taught the world to two–step, based on the stories "My Husband and My Memories of…
Women, The (1939): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell…; They gossip! They bitch! They cackle! What does one expect with a cast of 135 women. Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford and Rosalind Russell head the…
Bank Holiday (Three on a Weekend) (1938): Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, John Lodge, Hugh Williams…; Minor drama with nurse Lockwood heading to the seaside for an illicit weekend only to have her enjoyment tempered by her job.
Carefree (1938): Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy; The eighth of the ten films that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did together, this screwball comedy features only four musical numbers, and is…
Holiday (1938): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn; Sparkling Cary Grant/Katharine Hepburn duet stands as tall as its famous successor, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY. The drawbacks of life in high society are…
Lady Vanishes, The (1938): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Dame May Whitty…; Prime British Hitchcock, tracks a brilliantly–plotted mystery of an old lady's disappearance on a trans–Europe train, with…
Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938): Dir. George B. Seitz
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Judy Garland…; Mickey Rooney stars in this early teenage rom–com as a ruddy–faced youth who becomes entangled with three different girls (Garland,…
Pygmalion (1938): Dir. Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
Feat. Leslie Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller; Leslie Howard trains Wendy Hiller to be a lady, in an excellent version of the G B Shaw play.
Room Service (1938): Dir. William Seiter
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…; Marx Bros cause chaos in a hotel frequented by Broadway producers.
St Martin's Lane (Sidewalks of London) (1938): Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Charles Laughton, Rex Harrison…; Vivien Leigh stars in this oddball comedy–drama as a talented pickpocket who forms an alliance with street performer Laughton.
You Can't Take It with You (1938): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. James Stewart, Jean Arthur; Sentimental comedy from the James Stewart/Frank Capra camp, and something of a classic. Wealthy, straight–laced Jimmy falls for Jean Arthur,…
Young In Heart (1938): Dir. Richard Wallace
Feat. Janet Gaynor, Paulette Goddard; Comedy about a family of con artists who travel from the French Riviera to London with the police on their tail. They befriend an elderly widow with…
Angel (1937): Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall, Melvyn Douglas; Love triangle between a distracted husband, a neglected wife and an ardent suitor set amid the rigid social norms of the…
Damsel in Distress, A (1937): Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Fred Astaire, George Burns, Joan Fontaine…; A wealthy American entertainer (Astaire) must win the heart of a lovely English lady (Fontaine). His efforts to woo are drastically hindered by her…
Day at the Races, A (1937): Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…; Marx Brothers' flamboyantly staged comedy in which unabridged lunacy never lets up at a sanitarium and then a racecourse. Contains some of cinema's…
Easy Living (1937): Dir. Mitchell Leisen
Feat. Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland…; A breathless screwball comedy from the pen of Preston Sturges that almost rivals the writer–director's best work. Spunky Jean Arthur is the…
It Happened in Hollywood (1937): Dir. Harry Lachman
Feat. Fay Wray, Richard Dix; Not very good.
Keep Fit (1937): Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Kay Walsh, Guy Middleton, George Formby; Snappy–yet–slight musical–comedy sees Formby play a skinny wimp who faces off against a stocky Middleton in a 'keep fit' contest in…
Nothing Sacred (1937): Dir. William A. Wellman
Feat. Carole Lombard, Fredric March; Top comedy–farce rests on the charms of Carole Lombard, here at her mercurial best playing a screwy smalltown gal. Pretending to have an…
O.H.M.S (You're in the Army Now) (1937): Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. John Mills, Wallace Ford, Anna Lee…; Broad comedy with Ford as an American gangster who evades capture by joining the British army posing as a comedian.
Oh! Mr Porter (1937): Dir. Marcel Varnel
Feat. Will Hay; One of the best British comedies of the 1930s, this predates Ealing in its winning blend of whimsy, slapstick and inventiveness. Will Hay plays a…
Shall We Dance (1937): Dir. Mark Sandrich
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers; Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers pretend to be married in this last notable musical of their partnership. Features the classic roller–skate…
Storm in a Teacup (1937): Dir. Victor Saville
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker…; Capra–lite comedy set in Scotland with Harrison as a journalist falling for a local politicians daughter.
Three Stooges Collection, The (1937-1946): Feat. The Three Stooges; A collection of approximately one sixth of the Three Stooges prolific output, encompassing 29 shorts and a feature–length outing, SWING PARADE…
Topper / Topper Returns (1937): Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Roland Young…; Once classic comedy concerns a deceased young couple (Grant and Bennett) who as ghosts haunt the dull life of a banker. Spawned several sequels…
Way Out West (1937): Dir. James W Horne
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy; One of Laurel and Hardy's best features, spreading their brand of chaos into the Old West.
After the Thin Man (1936): Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart…; That great American screen coupling, William Powell and Myrna Loy, forgo their New Year's celebrations to wittily dissect another murder mystery. A…
As You Like It (1936): Dir. Paul Czinner
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Elisabeth Bergner, Sir Felix Aylmer…; Early cinematic adaptation of the bard's comedy is stagey and very mannered, but boasts an exceptional cast with a young Olivier a stand out.
Chronological Donald, The (1936-1941): An excellent archive collection of all the early shorts starring Walt Disney's most successful cartoon character – Donald Duck. Includes an…
Desire (1936): Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper; Cooper and Dietrich make a spellbinding duo in this highly entertaining tale of an automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain who becomes…
Gay Desperado, The (1936): Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, Nino Martini…; A light comedy with operatic tenor Nino Martini playing a singer who works as a live entertainer in a movie theatre, and is kidnapped by a trigger…
Jacques Tati Shorts (1936): Dir. Jacques Tati; Three rare short comedies for those that can't get enough of the French funnyman. Watch your Left! (1936), School for Postmen (1947), and Evening…
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936): Dir. Monty Banks
Feat. George Formby, Florence Desmond, Gus McNaughton; An endearing Formby is at his gormless best in this musical comedy, where he must find his aunt's inheritance sewn up in 12 chairs that have…
Klondike Annie (1936): Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Mae West, Victor McLaglen; Star–centric comedy based on the play by Mae West with the steamy starlet taking the lead role as a club entertainer dabbling in romantic…
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur; Archetypal screwball comedy stars Gary Cooper as Mr. Deeds, a country hick who arrives in New York to collect a 20 million dollar inheritance, which…
Princess Comes Across, The (1936): Dir. William K. Howard
Feat. Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglas Dumbrille…; Carole Lombard, playing a Swedish princess on the sly, falls for Fred MacMurray on board an ocean liner. Romance–cum–murder mystery is…
Devil Is A Woman, The (1935): Dir. Josef von Sternberg
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Atwill, Cesar Romero; Set during Carnival in turn on the century Seville where a temptress comes between a young revolutionary and his old friend.
Le Crime De Monsieur Lange (1935): Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Rene Lefevre, Florelle , Jules Berry; One of the dir.’s early classics. Rene Leferve rises to newsprint fame as the author of the serial “Arizona Jim” after his boss, a…
My Man Godfrey (1935): Dir. Gregory La Cava
Feat. Carole Lombard, William Powell, Gail Patrick…; Breathlessly nit–witty comedy from the screwball era with society dame Carole Lombard plucking William Powell out of skid–row for a…
Night at the Opera, A (1935): Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…; A Marx brothers extravaganza with the three sibling buffoons in top form as they wreak havoc on an opera company. As good as they get.
No Limit (1935): Dir. Monty Banks
Feat. George Formby, Florence Desmond, Howard Douglas; The template for all the Ealing Studio comedies to follow, this follows 'George' (Formby), a chimney sweep with dreams of winning the Isle Of Man TT…
She Married Her Boss (1935): Dir. Gregory La Cava
Feat. Claudette Colbert; Pleasant romantic comedy stars Claudette Colbert, who just may regret her marital decision.
Sylvia Scarlett (1935): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant; Katharine Hepburn looks smashing as a boy in this cross–dressing flop that was reappraised in the 1960s as a lost classic, with a unique style…
Whole Town's Talking, The (1935): Dir. John Ford
Feat. Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl…; Edward G. Robinson stars in a duel role as a meek office clerk who bares a resemblance to Public Enemy Number One. Entertaining mix of farce and…
Belle of the Nineties (1934): Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Mae West; Mae's first post–production code outing: she plays a sultry cabaret singer lusted after by a myriad of Missippian males. Duke Ellington also…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 2 (The Cat's Paw, The Milky Way) (1934-1936): Dir. Sam Taylor, Leo McCarey
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Two classic Harold Lloyd features. Includes THE CAT'S PAW, with Lloyd entangled in local body politics; and THE MILKY WAY, in which the silent…
March of the Wooden Soldiers (Babes In Toyland) (1934): Dir. Gus Meins, Charles R. Rogers
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy; Imaginative musical fantasia also makes the most of Laurel and Hardy's comic genius – as dim–witted toymakers whose mistaken order for…
Merry Widow, The (1934): Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald; Out of cold–blooded patriotism to his homeland Marshovia, gadabout Maurice Chevalier attempts to seduce millionairess Jeanette MacDonald into…
Thin Man, The (1934): Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy; Taken from Dashiell Hammett's novel, this near–perfect comedy–thriller virtually invented the genre, with William Powell and Myrna Loy as…
Twentieth Century (1934): Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. John Barrymore, Carole Lombard; Cracking good comedy staged aboard a luxury express–train, where egomaniac theatre producer John Barrymore attempts to win back…
Devil's Brother, The (1933): Dir. Hal Roach
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy; Laurel and Hardy become fearless highwaymen in 1700s Italy but meet their match in a notorious highwayman. Funny spoof of Auber's operetta.
Dinner at Eight (1933): Dir. George Cukor
Feat. John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Jean Harlow; Impeccably directed version of the popular Broadway play boasting an all–star cast of the early talkie era – distinguished New York…
Duck Soup (1933): Dir. Leo McCarey
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…; A commercial bomb when released, this has since emerged as The Marx Brothers' tour–de–force, and the most popular among fans on account…
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum (1933): Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Al Jolson, Madge Evans, Frank Morgan…; Freewheeling musical comedy set (and made) during the Great Depression, with Al Jolson playing a hobo in New York who falls in love with the mayor's…
I'm No Angel (1933): Dir. Wesley Ruggles
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant; Man–eater and circus performer Mae West digs for gold, settling on (and suing!) the loaded Cary Grant, only to fall in love for…
She Done Him Wrong (1933): Dir. Lowell Sherman
Feat. Mae West, Cary Grant; A raucous comedy success, debuting Mae West as a bawdy bar room entertainer with a penchant for vulnerable men (namely, Cary Grant).…
Sons of the Desert (Fraternally Yours) (1933): Dir. William A. Seiter
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy; A 24–carat Laurel and Hardy classic sees the boys wanting to attend a fraternal organisation shindig, but having to deceive their wives to do…
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1932): Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcelle Hania; Renoir's joyfully anarchic attack on the bourgeoisie in which vagrant Michel Simon wreaks emotional havoc in the orderly household that have offered…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 8 (Movie Crazy, Welcome Danger) (1932): Dir. Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Two classic Harold Lloyd features. Includes MOVIE CRAZY, arguably the comedian's best sound film, about making it in Hollywood; and WELCOME DANGER,…
Horse Feathers (1932): Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…; Marxist malarkey in which the crazy quartet engage in a college football conspiracy. Their wildest screen outing.
Trouble in Paradise (1932): Dir. Ernst Lubitsch
Feat. Herbert Marshall, Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis; Perhaps dir. Lubitsch's most celebrated comedy, this concerns a pair of endearing swindlers (Marshall and Hopkins) whose partnership in romance and…
A Nous la Liberte (1931): Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy; Pre–dating – and disputedly influencing – Chaplin’s MODERN TIMES by some years, this is both more lyrical and whimsical in its…
City Lights (1931): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Hank Mann, Jean Harlow; Chaplin's most melancholy and beautiful film revolves around his love for a blind flower girl and his on–off relationship with a drunkard…
Le Million (1931): Dir. Rene Clair
Feat. Annabella, Rene Lefevre, Louis Allibert; An early French musical, so delightful it was to inspire the likes of the Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin and even the American Musical as a…
Marius (1931): Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis…; Based on the play by revered French writer Marcel Pagnol, this is the first film in the Marseille Trilogy featuring the characters of Marius (Pierre…
Monkey Business (1931): Dir. Norman Z. McLeod
Feat. Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx…; The four Marx Brothers stowaway, crash a society party and manage to hatch a few crooks in the process. Another exercise in breathlessly sustained…
Parlour, Bedroom & Bath (1931): Dir. Edward Sedgewick
Feat. Buster Keaton; Buster Keaton is mistaken for a rich playboy in one of his rare 'talkies'. Not in the same league as his silent classics, but an interesting curio.
Platinum Blonde (1931): Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Jean Harlow, Loretta Young, Robert Williams…; Breezy comedy about a young woman from a very rich family impulsively marries a reporter, but each assumes the other is the one whose lifestyle must…
Sally in Our Alley (1931): Dir. Maurice Elvey
Feat. Gracie Fields; Gracie Fields debuted in this lightweight English comedy as a heartbroke girl who, on moving to London, hits it off splendid with the Cockneys.…
Animal Crackers (1930): Dir. Victor Heerman
Feat. Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx…; Pre–Hollywood Marx Brothers, a little stagey yet with a glorious abundance of gags.
Madam Satan (1930): Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Kay Johnson, Reginald Denny, Roland Young; A genuine oddity (and second talkie) from Cecil B. DeMille, this typically extravagant pre–Code musical comedy stars Kay Johnson as a jealous…
Cocoanuts, The (1929): Dir. Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
Feat. Groucho Marx, Zeppo Marx, Chico Marx…; The first feature–length Marx Brothers is probably one for completists only, with much of the film's running time devoted to mediocre musical…
Circus, The (1928): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin; Chaplin's Little Tramp stumbles into a travelling circus where he falls in love and finds work as a circus clown and high–wire artist. Hasn't…
Show People (1928): Dir. King Vidor
Feat. Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson…; A satire of Hollywood life in the last of the silent years, this rom–com from director King Vidor (THE FOUNTAINHEAD) has Marion Davies playing…
Steamboat Bill Jr (1928): Dir. Charles Riesner
Feat. Buster Keaton, Ernest Torrence, Tom McGuire; One of Buster Keaton's best films begins as sly farce, with his wimpish city–slicker meekly tussling with a thuggish steamboat–captain…
College (1927): Dir. James W. Horne
Feat. Buster Keaton; Buster Keaton goes to college where he tries to win the girl of his dreams by proving himself in the sports arena. An ideal set up for 'Stoneface' to…
Battling Butler (1926): Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton; Buster Keaton's seventh feature film is based on a Broadway play in which he plays a love–struck weakling who must masquerade as a boxer in…
General, The (1926): Dir. Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Buster Keaton; Buster Keaton risks life and limb to pursue his beloved rail engine, hijacked by Union spies at the time of the U.S. Civil War. Hilarious…
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926): Dir. Harry Edwards
Feat. Harry Langdon, Joan Crawford; An overlooked silent oddity from Harry Langdon, whose boyish innocence contrasted sharply against the likes of contemporaries Chaplin and Keaton.…
Gold Rush, The (1925): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain; Immortal comedy with Charlie Chaplin at his clownish best. The Little Tramp is a lone gold prospector who through a series of adventures, strikes it…
Seven Chances (1925): Dir. Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline
Feat. Buster Keaton; Another of Buster Keaton's masterpieces is this romantic comedy in which he plays a man who is offered a seven million dollar fortune if he marries…
Navigator, The (1924): Dir. Buster Keaton, Donald Crisp
Feat. Buster Keaton; One of Buster Keaton's most evocative silent comedies, playing a naive youth who becomes marooned upon a gigantic yacht drifting out to…
Our Hospitality / Sherlock Jr. (1923): Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton; A pair of classic cinematic comedies from deadpan master Buster Keaton. 'Our Hospitality' – Keaton plays the youngest member of a Southern…
Three Ages, The (1923): Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton, Wallace Beery, Margaret Leahy; Dir. Keaton's debut effort is an original and often hilarious satire of cinema 'epic' cliche, already well–developed in 1923 courtesy of…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 3 (Why Worry?, Dr. Jack, Feet First) (1922-1930): Dir. Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, Clyde Bruckman
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Three classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes, WHY WORRY?, the tale of a hypochondriac whose retreat to a Paradise island lands him in the…
Wizard of Oz, The (1922): Dir. Larry Semon
Feat. Oliver Hardy, Larry Semon; Original adaptation of the L Frank Baum story, conjures up more laughs than the Judy Garland version, with Oliver Hardy as the Tin–Man, and…
Kid, The (1921): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Jackie Coogan, Edna Purviance; Silent comedian Chaplin's first full–length feature has him teaming with lovable scamp Jackie Coogan for a life of crime.
Buster Keaton Shorts (1920-1923): Feat. Buster Keaton; A selection of early Buster Keaton short comedies, dating from just after his period as sidekick to Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and prior to his classic…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 1 (Safety Last!, An Eastern Westerner, Girl Shy) (1920-1924): Dir. Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Three classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes dazzling comedy SAFETY LAST! (co–written by Hal Roach), with Lloyd's justly famous…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 5 (Hot Water, Now or Never, High and Dizzy, Get Out and Get Under) (1920-1924): Dir. Fred Newmeyer, Hal Roach, Sam Taylor
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Four classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes the hilarious marriage farce, HOT WATER, and three underseen shorts.
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 6 (Speedy, Never Weaken, Haunted Spooks, Grandma's Boy) (1920-1928): Dir. Ted Wilde, Fred Newmeyer, Hal Roach
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Four classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes Lloyd's last silent film, SPEEDY, about a baseball–obsessed no–hoper (with a cameo…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 7 (Number Please?, A Sailor Made Man, I Do, Among Those Present, For Heaven's Sake) (1920-1926): Dir. Fred Newmeyer, Hal Roach, Sam Taylor
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Five classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes the comedian's first feature–length film, A SAILOR MADE MAN, about the misadventures of…
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20s (1920-1929): Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy; A Robert Youngson compilation of shorts from the formidable comedy duo.
Saphead, The (+ The High Sign, One Week) (1920): Dir. Herbert Blaché, Winchell Smith
Feat. Buster Keaton; The film that launched Buster Keaton's career as a leading man features his debut starring role in a feature film as the simple–minded son of a…
Arbuckle and Keaton - Volume 1 (1919): Dir. Fatty Arbuckle
Feat. Buster Keaton, Fatty Arbuckle; Five rare ‘two–reelers’ from the 1910s display two genius comedians in fine style: the mature routines of Roscoe…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 4 (The Kid Brother, Bumping into Broadway, Billy Blazes Esq.) (1919-1927): Dir. Ted Wilde, J A Howe, Hal Roach
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Three classic Harold Lloyd features/shorts. Includes THE KID BROTHER, one of Lloyd's best comedies; he plays an unappreciated sibling in a family…
Harold Lloyd Collection - Disc 9 (Ask Father, From Hand to Mouth, The Freshman) (1919-1925): Dir. Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, Hal Roach
Feat. Harold Lloyd; Three classic Harold Lloyd features. Includes THE FRESHMAN, one of Lloyd's best films, about the trials of campus life; and two shorts.
Harold Lloyd Collection, The (The Definitive Collection) (1919-1936): Feat. Harold Lloyd; Ample remastered collection from the versatile and much–loved silent era comedian. A visual feast for fans of the silent movie era and the…
Chaplin Revue, The (1918-1923): Feat. Charles Chaplin; A collection of comic shorts from Charlie Chaplin, playing his 'Tramp' character. Featured are 'Shoulder Arms', 'The Idle Class', 'The Pilgrim',…
Harold Lloyd Collection, The (1918-1922): Dir. Hal Roach, Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor
Feat. Harold Lloyd; An outstanding comedian of the silent era, Harold Lloyd forged a prolific oeuvre in the shadow of Chaplin and Keaton, films that were characterised…
Genius of Buster Keaton, The (The Short Films Collection) (1917-1923): Dir. Buster Keaton
Feat. Buster Keaton; A stunning, near–complete collection of 33 "two–reelers" from Buster Keaton's formative years before his run of successful feature…
Burlesque On Carmen (1916): Dir. Charles Chaplin
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Ben Turpin; A twist ending highlights Chaplin's second 'feature' in which his forlorn soldier is loved and left by a gypsy girl.
Keystone Komedies (1915-1926): Dir. Mack Sennett
Feat. Fatty Arbuckle, Mack Swain, Al St. John…; A bevy of comic shorts from silent film legends the 'Keystone Production Company' founded by Mack Sennett. Featuring incredibly exaggerated slapstick…
Laffing Gas (1914-1929): Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin; Prime comic–narcotic from the early days of the movies and the heyday of Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Harold Llyod, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and…
Arj Barker - Live: Feat. Arj Barker; Most recognisable as FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS’ pawn shop confidant ‘Dave’, Arj Barker delivers his own stand–up comedy of awkwardly…
Best of Victoria Wood, The: Feat. Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge; An excellent compilation of British comedienne Victoria Wood's television career, which stretches from the 1980s to the present. Sketch titles…
Britain's Greatest Comedy Heroes: Feat. Ronnie Barker, Kenneth Williams, Sid James…; Healthy tribute to Britain's late kings of comedy relives some of their funniest skits, spoofs and sketches, with added commentary from friends and…
Carrot's Commercial Breakdown: Feat. Jaspar Carrot; Brit comedian Jasper Carrot presents weird and wonderful commercials from around the world.
Comic Strip Presents: Didn't You Kill My Brother?: Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Alexei Sayle; Stomped with Alexei Sayle’s unique “aggressive–socialist” humour – here his alter–ego is released prematurely from prison, highly…
Comic Strip Presents: Mr Jolly Lives Next Door / Dirty Movie: Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson; Two of the darker "Comic Strip" TV Comedies, starring Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson.
Funny Business: Feat. Rowan Atkinson; Rowan Atkinson illuminates the method behind the madness of film comedy using many key examples from screen history.
Hannah Montana - Pop Star Profiles: Feat. Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus; There is drama when another big star comes into town. Plus a day wirh Miley and her family.
Julian Clary Live: Feat. Julian Clary; Everybody's favourite fruitcake is captured in all his sequined glory, accompanied by the lovely Russell and a swag of double entendres. Two shows:…
Laugh with the Carry On's: Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams, Sid James; Best of the Laugh with the Carry On's TV–Series which starred the same cast as the films.
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, The Best Of: Feat. Peter Cook, Dudley Moore; A compilation of sketches from Cook and Moore's 1960s show 'Not Only But Also', including the 'Bargo' saga, The Leaping Nuns and The…
Tommy Cooper - A Feztival of Fun: Dir. Bill Turner; Much–loved English fez–wearing clown Tommy Cooper presents sketches and botched conjurations.
World's Greatest Standup Vol. 1, The: Feat. Tim Allen, Dave Chappelle, Lee Evans…; Compilation from the one of the world's most prestigious comedy events, The Montreal International Comedy Festival. Includes performances from Lee…

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