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1	Borat (2006) more movies like this directed by Larry Charles featuring Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Jane Sanguinetti Luenell, Pamela Anderson add to wishlist Master of disguise Sacha Baron Cohen hits the road to explore America as the crude Kazakstani reporter Borat in a feature mockumentary that brings one of the Da Ali G Show star's most popular characters to life on the big screen. Sent by the Kazakh Ministry of Information to gain a better understanding of American culture and bring his findings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
2	A Clockwork Orange (1971) more movies like this directed by Stanley Kubrick featuring Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Adrienne Corri, Warren Clarke, Aubrey Morris add to wishlist Stanley Kubrick dissects the nature of violence in this darkly ironic, near-future satire, adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel, complete with "Nadsat" slang. Classical music-loving proto-punk Alex (Malcolm McDowell) and his "Droogs" spend their nights getting high at the Korova Milkbar before embarking on "a little of the old ultraviolence," such ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.13!
3	Cold Turkey (1971) more movies like this directed by Norman Lear featuring Dick Van Dyke, Edward Everett Horton, Jean Stapleton, Pippa Scott, Bob Newhart add to wishlist This comedy is notable as the final onscreen appearance (non-speaking) of Edward Everett Horton, a staple comic supporting actor from the early '30s onward. Dick Van Dyke plays an ambitious small-town minister who rallies the whole town to meet a challenge bet by a tobacco corporation. Cooked up by the tobacco company's public relations head (Bob ... see all copies from $57.92!
4	The Office: Season 01 (2005) more movies like this add to wishlist The American TV version of the award-winning British sitcom The Office opens by establishing its faux documentary format, as Michael Scott (Steve Carell), regional manager of a branch office of Dunder-Mifflin Paper, jumps through hoops to convince the filmmakers that he presides over a happy, well-running ship. This is but one of Michael's many ... see all copies from $5.96! new only from $9.25!
5	The Court Jester (1956) more movies like this directed by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama featuring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker add to wishlist Danny Kaye spoofs medieval swashbucklers in this classic musical comedy. While the infant King of England awaits his rightful place as leader of the British Empire, his rule is usurped by Roderick (Cecil Parker), an evil pretender to the throne. Brave rebel leader The Black Fox (Edward Ashley) intends to remove Roderick from the palace and bring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50!
6	Wayne's World (1992) more movies like this directed by Penelope Spheeris featuring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Rob Lowe, Tia Carrere, Lara Flynn Boyle, Brian Doyle-Murray add to wishlist Based on the Saturday Night Live sketch of the same name, Wayne's World is a wacky, irreverent pop-culture comedy about the adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne (Mike Myers) and Garth (Dana Carvey). From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
7	The Office: Season 02 (2005) more movies like this add to wishlist Season 2 of the hit mockumentary opens with the hardly coveted Dundie Awards, the annual ceremony honoring Scranton employees in such esteemed categories as Hottest in the Office and Whitest Tennis Shoes. In a typical move, regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) emcees the show and picks the winners-but doesn't pick up the tab. In other ... see all copies from $17.89! new only from $17.89!
8	Defending Your Life (1991) more movies like this directed by Albert Brooks featuring Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Buck Henry add to wishlist Albert Brooks wrote, directed, and stars in this philosophical comedy about a man having a hard time making a case for himself in the afterlife. When advertising executive Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) finds himself in a fatal car crash minutes after taking delivery on a new BMW, he's whisked away to Judgment City, where the recently dead are put ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.79!
9	Idiocracy (2006) more movies like this directed by Mike Judge featuring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews add to wishlist Mike Judge wrote and directed this offbeat sci-fi comedy which gives a new meaning to the expression "people are getting dumber all the time." In 2005, Pvt. Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) is a soldier chosen to take part in a secret military scientific experiment in which he will be put into induced hibernation for one year, along with a woman named ... see all copies from $8.91! new only from $8.91!
10	Fight Club (1999) more movies like this directed by David Fincher featuring Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto add to wishlist In this darkly comic drama, Edward Norton stars as a depressed young man (named in the credits only as "Narrator") who has become a small cog in the world of big business. He doesn't like his work and gets no sense of reward from it, attempting instead to drown his sorrows by putting together the "perfect" apartment. He can't sleep and feels ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
11 view cover	Born Yesterday (1950) more movies like this directed by George Cukor featuring Broderick Crawford, Judy Holliday, William Holden, Howard St. John, Frank Otto add to wishlist Garson Kanin's Broadway hit was transferred to the screen with only a few passing nods to the stricter censorship required by films. Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her portrayal of Billie Dawn, a strident, dim-bulbed ex-chorus girl who is the mistress of millionaire junk tycoon Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford). In Washington to put a few senators ... see all copies from $6.42! new only from $8.97!
12 view cover	No Time for Sergeants (1958) more movies like this directed by Mervyn LeRoy featuring Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, Nick Adams, Murray Hamilton, Howard I. Smith add to wishlist Mac Hyman's hilarious barracks novel No Time for Sergeants was adapted for TV by Ira Levin in 1955, with newcomer Andy Griffith as bumptious Air Force draftee Will Stockdale. This TV version was soon afterward transformed into a Broadway play, and then a movie, again with Griffith in the lead. Brought to the Air Force base in handcuffs because his ... see all copies from $19.99!
13 view cover	Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) more movies like this directed by Stanley Kubrick featuring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, James Earl Jones add to wishlist In 1964, with the Cuban Missile Crisis fresh in viewers' minds, the Cold War at its frostiest, and the hydrogen bomb relatively new and frightening, Stanley Kubrick dared to make a film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and played the situation for laughs. Dr. Strangelove's jet-black satire (from a script by ... see all copies from $3.56! new only from $6.80!
14 view cover	My Fellow Americans (1996) more movies like this directed by Peter Segal featuring Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, John Heard, Everett McGill, Sela Ward add to wishlist In this comedy, Russell P. Kramer (Jack Lemmon) and Matt Douglas (James Garner) are two former U.S. Presidents who sit on opposite sides of the political fence. Kramer is a stuffy Republican reluctant to part with a dollar, while Douglas is a left-leaning Democrat with an eye for the ladies. Douglas succeeded Kramer in office after a single term, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.32!
15 view cover	American Psycho (2000) more movies like this directed by Mary Harron featuring Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis add to wishlist Bret Easton Ellis' dark and violent satire of America in the 1980s is brought to the screen in this unsettling drama with black comic overtones. Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), the son of a wealthy Wall Street financier, is pursuing his own lucrative career with his father's firm. Bateman is the prototypical yuppie, obsessed with success, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.25!
16 view cover	Dogma (1999) more movies like this directed by Kevin Smith featuring Ben Affleck, George Carlin, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock add to wishlist Would you believe that the last living descendent of Jesus Christ is a woman working at an abortion clinic in Illinois? And that she's been sent on a holy mission with two minor characters from Clerks and Mallrats as her guides? Prepare to suspend any and all disbelief as you watch the religious satire Dogma, the fourth film from writer/director ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95!
17 view cover	Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) more movies like this directed by Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones featuring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin add to wishlist The Meaning of Life is without a doubt the most tasteless of the Monty Python feature films; it also happens to be one of the funniest. Life's questions are "answered" in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a pre-credits sequence at a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. One of our ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99!
18 view cover	Being There (1979) more movies like this directed by Hal Ashby featuring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Basehart, Richard Dysart add to wishlist Having lived his life as the gardener on a millionaire's estate, Chance (Peter Sellers) knows of the real world only what he has seen on TV. When his benefactor dies, Chance walks aimlessly into the streets of Washington D.C., where he is struck by a car owned by wealthy Eve Rand (Shirley MacLaine). Identifying himself, the confused man mutters ... see all copies from $5.50! new only from $8.54!
19 view cover	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) more movies like this directed by Howard Hawks featuring Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid, Tommy Noonan add to wishlist Second-billed Marilyn Monroe is the blonde in question in this second film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Miss Lorelei Lee, whose philosophy is "diamonds are a girl's best friend." Together with her best human friend Dorothy (top-billed Jane Russell), showgirl Lorelei embarks upon a boat trip to Paris, where she intends to marry millionaire ... see all copies from $2.11! new only from $8.91!
20 view cover	Li'l Abner (1959) more movies like this directed by Melvin Frank featuring Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Howard St. John, Julie Newmar add to wishlist 1959's Li'l Abner was adapted from the hit 1956 Broadway musical--which, in turn, was inspired by the satirical comic strip by Al Capp. Peter Palmer recreates his Broadway role as Li'l Abner Yokum, the handsome, muscle-bound, muscle-brained leading hillbilly of Dogpatch, USA. The citizens of Dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle ... see all copies from $4.82! new only from $4.82!
21 view cover	The Thrill of It All! (1963) more movies like this directed by Norman Jewison featuring Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, Edward Andrews, ZaSu Pitts, Reginald Owen add to wishlist This amusing romantic comedy concerns Dr. Gerald Boyer (James Garner), a successful gynecologist with a wife and two children. Wife Beverly (Doris Day) focuses on maintaining the household and watching the kids. One of Gerald's patients, Mrs. Fraleigh (Arlene Francis), overhears Beverly talking up a new product she's discovered called 'Happy Soap' ... see all copies from $7.99! new only from $8.19!
22 view cover	Trading Places (1983) more movies like this directed by John Landis featuring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Denholm Elliott, Jamie Lee Curtis add to wishlist The "nature-nurture" theory that motivated so many Three Stooges comedies is the basis of John Landis's hit comedy. The fabulously wealthy but morally bankrupt Duke brothers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) make a one-dollar bet over heredity vs. environment. Curious as to what might happen if different lifestyles were reversed, they arrange for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00!
23 view cover	Animal Farm (1999) more movies like this directed by John Stephenson featuring Pete Postlethwaite, Kelsey Grammer, Ian Holm, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Ormond add to wishlist George Orwell's political fable about corruption and betrayal in post-revolutionary Russia gets a new look in this version that employs a cast of real animals alongside digitally manipulated critters and lifelike beasts crafted by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. At the Manor Farm, the alcoholic master Mr. Jones (Pete Postlethwaite) is cruel to his ... see all copies from $2.86! new only from $6.97!
24 view cover	Barbarians at the Gate (1993) more movies like this directed by Glenn Jordan featuring James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy, Jeffrey DeMunn add to wishlist This TV movie recounts the true-life story of a corporate takeover in the greed-driven 1980s. James Garner is F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR-Nabisco. Having just been burned by an expensive failure of a smokeless cigarette product, Johnson doesn't wish to incur the wrath of the stockholders. He begins drawing up plans to buy RJR-Nabisco outright so ... see all copies from $3.29! new only from $5.12!
25 view cover	Where the Buffalo Roam (1980) more movies like this directed by Art Linson featuring Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, René Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong add to wishlist Based on the writings and experiences of "gonzo" journalist Hunter S. Thompson, Where the Buffalo Roam details the adventures of Thompson (Bill Murray) and his attorney (Peter Boyle), whose character is rewritten as Mexican-American rather than Samoan, as they pillage and plunder their way across America on a drunken, drug-saturated mission to.. ... see all copies from $5.25! new only from $5.25!

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