Barcelona

A conservative American businessman living in 1980s Barcelona is joined by his obnoxious cousin, a naval officer. As they compete for women, the two rivals find themselves each embroiled in a culture where anti-American violence is on the rise. An effective mix of romance, drama and dry humor, starring Academy Award and Golden Globe-winner and Emmy-nominee Mira Sorvino ("Gods and Generals," "Mighty Aphrodite"), Taylor Nichols (TV's "The Mind of the Married Man," "Jurassic Park III"), Christopher Eigeman (TV's "Malcolm in the Middle," TV's "It's Like, You Know "), and Tushka Bergen ("Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome," "Swing Kids"). Directed by Academy Award-nominee Whit Stillman (TV's "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Metropolitan").

• comedy