Movies tagged as "self referential"

Adaptation. [2002, USA ] starting from $1.99

Charlie Kaufman writes the way he lives... With Great Difficulty. His Twin Brother Donald Lives the way he writes... with foolish abandon. Susan writes about life... But can't live it. John's life is a book... Waiting to be adapted. One story... Four Lives... A million ways it can end.

Genres: Comedy, Drama Actors: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Cara Seymour, Tilda Swinton, Bill Livingston, Brian Cox, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Judy Greer, Jim Beaver, Litefoot, Doug Jones, Jim Tavaré, Stephen Tobolowsky, Roger Willie Directors: Spike Jonze, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Frequently cynical screenwriter Charlie Kaufman has just taken on a new assignment. That is, to adapt writer Susan Orlean's "The Orchid Thief" into a screenplay, all of it based on the life of the eccentric John Laroche, an exotic plant collector based out of Florida. While his easygoing twin brother Donald, is writing scripts with ease, Charlie finds himself on a perpetual struggle that never seems to end.

Airplane II: The Sequel [1982, USA ] starting from $1.99

For the ride of your life... All you need for Christmas are your two front seats!

Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi Actors: David Paymer, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Chad Everett, Peter Graves, Chuck Connors, William Shatner, Raymond Burr, John Vernon, Stephen Stucker, Kent McCord, James A. Watson Jr., John Dehner, Rip Torn, Sonny Bono Directors: Ken Finkleman, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The hero of an unlikely airplane disaster must overcome his own inadequacies, improbable accidents and his former girlfriend in order to save a space shuttle from destruction in this spoof sequel of the disaster parody Airplane!

Airplane! [1980, USA ] starting from $1.99

What's slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?

Genres: Comedy, Romance Actors: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty, Robert Hays, Leslie Nielsen, Lorna Patterson, Robert Stack, Stephen Stucker, Otto, Jim Abrahams, Frank Ashmore, Jonathan Banks, Craig Berenson, Barbara Billingsley, Directors: Jim Abrahams Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Ted Striker just got dumped by his long-time girlfriend Elaine Dickinson, who works as a stewardess at Trans American Airlines. In his wish to get her back, he follows her aboard the plane, although he has had a deep aversion against anything winged since he lost several men in the war. During flight, he tries to contact her again and again, but as the crew and many passengers get seriously ill due to a bad fish meal, he has no chance to get to her. In fact, Ted Striker seems to be the only healthy person aboard that has piloting experience. Now, it is up to him to get the bird down in Chicago safely, before the poisoning starts causing casualties. But Ted Striker's aversion really is a serious psychosis, which breaks open and needs to be cured - right now.

American Splendor [2003, USA ] starting from $1.99

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff.

Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama Actors: Chris Ambrose, Joey Krajcar, Josh Hutcherson, Cameron Carter, Daniel Tay, Mary Faktor, Paul Giamatti, Harvey Pekar, Larry John Meyers, Vivienne Benesch, Barbara Brown, Earl Billings, Danny Hoch, James Urbaniak Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Harvey Pekar is file clerk at the local VA hospital. His interactions with his co-workers offer some relief from the monotony, and their discussions encompass everything from music to the decline of American culture to new flavors of jellybeans and life itself. At home, Harvey fills his days with reading, writing and listening to jazz. His apartment is filled with thousands of books and LPs, and he regularly scours Cleveland's thrift stores and garage sales for more, savoring the rare joy of a 25-cent find. It is at one of these junk sales that Harvey meets Robert Crumb, a greeting card artist and music enthusiast. When, years later, Crumb finds international success for his underground comics, the idea that comic books can be a valid art form for adults inspires Harvey to write his own brand of comic book. An admirer of naturalist writers like Theodore Dreiser, Harvey makes his American Splendor a truthful, unsentimental record of his working-class life, a warts-and-all self portrait. First published in 1976, the comic earns Harvey cult fame throughout the 1980s and eventually leads him to the sardonic Joyce Barber, a partner in a Delaware comic book store who end ups being Harvey's true soul mate as they experience the bizarre byproducts of Harvey's cult celebrity stature.

Annie Hall [1977, USA ] starting from $1.99

A nervous romance.

Genres: Comedy, Romance Actors: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Janet Margolin, Colleen Dewhurst, Christopher Walken, Donald Symington, Helen Ludlam, Mordecai Lawner, Joan Neuman, Jonathan Munk, Ruth Volner, Directors: Woody Allen Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   After breaking up with his girlfriend Annie Hall, neurotic comedian Alvy Singer goes on a stream of conciousness journey through his memories of their relationship, trying to find out what caused them to part ways. He often breaks the fourth wall, speaking to the camera, entering peoples' stories, and even using animation.

Artificial Intelligence: AI [2001, USA ] starting from $1.99

David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas, Jude Law, William Hurt, Ken Leung, Clark Gregg, Kevin Sussman, Tom Gallop, Eugene Osment, April Grace, Matt Winston, Sabrina Grdevich, Theo Greenly Directors: Steven Spielberg, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   In the not-so-far future the polar ice caps have melted and the resulting raise of the ocean waters has drowned all the coastal cities of the world. Withdrawn to the interior of the continents, the human race keeps advancing, reaching to the point of creating realistic robots (called mechas) to serve him. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David, an artificial kid which is the first to have real feelings, especially a never-ending love for his "mother", Monica. Monica is the woman who adopted him as a substitute for her real son, who remains in cryo-stasis, stricken by an incurable disease. David is living happily with Monica and her husband, but when their real son returns home after a cure is discovered, his life changes dramatically. A futuristic adaptation of the tale of Pinocchio, with David being the "fake" boy who desperately wants to become "real".

Austin Powers in Goldmember [2002, USA ] starting from $1.99

On July 26th the Secret Will Be Exposed

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music Actors: Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Mindy Sterling, Verne Troyer, Michael Caine, Fred Savage, Diane Mizota, Carrie Ann Inaba, Nobu Matsuhisa, Aaron Himelstein, Josh Zuckerman, Eddie Adams Directors: Jay Roach, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   He's found his mojo, baby, and now Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is back again in this shagadelic comedy-adventure! The "sshhh!" hits the fan when Dr. Evil and Mini-Me escape from prison. Joining forces with the superfreaky Goldmember, they kidnap Austin's father, master spy Nigel Powers (Michael Caine), in a dastardly time-travel scheme to take over the world. Before you can say "Shake Your Booty," Austin cruises to 1975 and teams up with sexy Foxxy Cleopatra (Beyonce Knowles) to stop Dr. Evil and Goldmember from their mischievous mayhem. With Michael York, Robert Wagner, Seth Green, Mindy Sterling and Verne J. Troyer.

Blazing Saddles [1974, USA ] starting from $1.99

Never give a saga an even break!

Genres: Comedy, Western Actors: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, David Huddleston, Liam Dunn, Mel Brooks, Alex Karras, John Hillerman, George Furth, Jack Starrett, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Carol Arthur, Richard Collier, Charles McGregor, Directors: Mel Brooks Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople.

Bugsy Malone [1976, UK ] starting from $1.99

Every year brings a great movie. Every decade a great movie musical!

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Family, Musical Actors: Scott Baio, Florrie Dugger, Jodie Foster, John Cassisi, Martin Lev, Paul Murphy, Sheridan Earl Russell, Albin 'Humpty' Jenkins, Paul Chirelstein, Andrew Paul, Davidson Knight, Michael Jackson, Jeffrey Stevens, Peter Holder, Donald Waugh Directors: Alan Parker, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A gangster movie where all the gangsters are children. Instead of real bullets they use "splurge guns" that cover the victim in cream. The story tells of the rise of "Bugsy Malone" and the battle for power between "Fat Sam" and "Dandy Dan".

Cradle 2 the Grave [2003, USA ] starting from $1.99

Born 2 the life. True 2 the code. Bad 2 the bone.

Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: DMX, Jet Li, Anthony Anderson, Kelly Hu, Tom Arnold, Mark Dacascos, Gabrielle Union, Michael Jace, Drag-On, Paige Hurd, Paolo Seganti, Richard Trapp, Ron Yuan, Woon Young Park, Johnny Nguyen Directors: Andrzej Bartkowiak, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   When his daughter is kidnapped and held in exchange for priceless diamonds, the leader of a crew of highly skilled urban thieves (DMX) forges an unlikely alliance with a Taiwanese Intelligence officer (Jet Li) to rescue her. Their race against the clock to find the precious stones ultimately unravels a plot to distribute a deadly new weapon of war.

Elizabethtown [2005, USA ] starting from $1.99

It's a heck of a place to find yourself

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Bruce McGill, Judy Greer, Jessica Biel, Paul Schneider, Loudon Wainwright III, Gailard Sartain, Jed Rees, Paula Deen, Dan Biggers, Alice Marie Crowe, Tim Devitt Directors: Cameron Crowe, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   After causing a loss of almost one billion dollars in his company, the shoe designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) decides to commit suicide. However, in the exact moment of his act of despair, he receives a phone call from his sister telling him that his beloved father had just died in Elizabethtown, and he should bring him back since his mother had problem with the relatives of his father. He travels in an empty red eye flight and meets the attendant Claire Colburn (Kirsten Dunst), who changes his view and perspective of life.

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story [2005, USA ] starting from $1.99

All new, Outrageous, Uncensored!

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy Actors: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Lori Alan, Drew Barrymore, Noel Blanc, John G. Brennan, Mike Henry, Gary Janetti, Don LaFontaine, Phil LaMarr, Ron Livingston, Rachael MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Directors: Pete Michels Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The major sub-plot circles around the youngest Griffin, Stewie, who has a near-death experience at a pool when a lifeguard chair falls on him, but he survives. After having a vision of being in Hell, he decides to change his ways, but this doesn't last long. While watching television, he and Brian spot a man that looks like Stewie. Brian is convinced that he is Stewie's real father, until Stewie learns that the man is actually himself as an adult, taking a vacation from his own time period. Baby Stewie visits thirty years later to discover that his adult self, going by the name Stu, is a single blue-collar middle-aged virgin working at a Circuit City-type store. Meanwhile, Peter and Lois are trying to teach their two older kids, Meg and Chris, to date. In the future, Chris, who hasn't changed much, is working as a cop and is married to a foul-mouthed hustler named Vanessa. Meg is now called Ron, since she had a sex-change after college.

Fat Albert [2004, USA ] starting from $1.99

Hey! Hey! Hey! Christmas Day

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy Actors: Kenan Thompson, Shedrack Anderson III, Jermaine Williams, Keith Robinson, Alphonso McAuley, Aaron Frazier, Marques Houston, Dania Ramirez, Omarion Grandberry, J. Mack Slaughter, Rick Overton, Kyla Pratt, Alice Greczyn, Farnsworth Bentley Directors: Joel Zwick, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Fat Albert and the rest of the Cosby Kids are living happily in their animated world of Philadelphia when one day, a young teen cries on her remote control because she doesn't have any friends. Fat Albert and his gang then magically come out of her TV and enter the real Philadelphia! They decide-being such good kids-to help the teen make friends. Albert then falls in love with the girl's beautiful foster sister-but oh, no! If Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids stray from their TV world, they begin to fade away! Will Albert be able to return home after enlisting the help of Bill Cosby himself, or will he and his gang vanish forever? Go and see to find out!

Freddy Got Fingered [2001, USA ] starting from $1.99

This time you can't change the channel.

Genres: Comedy Actors: Tom Green, Rip Torn, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Harland Williams, Anthony Michael Hall, Jackson Davies, Connor Widdows, John R. Taylor, Bob Osborne, George Gordon, Ron Selmour, David Neale, Scott Heindl, R. Nelson Brown, Allan Gray Directors: Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Tom Green plays Gord Brody, a slacker who dreams of becoming an animator for cartoon shows. He is forced to move back in with his parents, but then refuses to leave. Along the way, he sexually pleasures various farm animals, licks open flesh wounds, accuses his father of molesting his brother, goes scuba diving in a toilet, plays an organ with several sausages attached to it which are suspended in midair, and does a bunch of other stuff that is too insane, offensive, disgusting, or weird to be mentioned here.

Gremlins 2: The New Batch [1990, USA ] starting from $1.99

Take Your Batch to See the New Batch.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi Actors: Zach Galligan, John Glover, Robert Prosky, Robert Picardo, Christopher Lee, Dick Miller, Gedde Watanabe, Keye Luke, Don Stanton, Dan Stanton, Shawn Nelson, Archie Hahn, Ron Fassler, Time Winters, Jason Presson Directors: Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Yesterday it was rural Kingston Falls. Today it's the Big Apple — and lots of wild, anarchic comedy — because a new batch of mischievous green meanies is on the loose. We told you. Remember the rules. You didn't listen. Now you'll have to face up to the hilarious consequences.