It’s a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
Indian mother Mrs Sethi’s obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick, this black comedy farce shouldn’t work. Somehow, though, it does.
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Actors: Don Warrington, Goldy Notay, Jimi Mistry, Lalita Ahmed, Mark Addy, Ray Panthaki, Sally Hawkins, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Shabana Azmi, Zoƫ Wanamaker
There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother’s new boyfriend….
Children of Monday (1997)
Is it easy to be a walking corpse? How do you spend a half a million dollars? Can you fall in love with the same bride twice?
Why Him? (2016)
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter’s young rich boyfriend.
House Arrest (1996)
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they…
The Two in Tracksuits (2008)
A son quits his job and is persuaded by his father to head off to a cottage in the remote mountains. Together, the two of them manage to get through…
Fading Gigolo (2013)
Fioravante decides to become a professional Don Juan as a way of making money to help his cash-strapped friend, Murray. With Murray acting as his “manager”, the duo quickly finds…