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Rental > Cult > Black Comedy: 64 Films to Rent
O Lucky Man (1973)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts…
- Often surreal account of a young coffee salesman's unconventional rise to power. Malcolm McDowell is in fine form in this unusual yet satisfying…
Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
- Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Alan Bates, Janet Suzman
- Rewarding black comedy stars Alan Bates and Janet Suzman as a couple with an autistic child whom they consider mercy–killing. Bizarre yet…
Pink Flamingos (1971)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- 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!…
Women in Revolt (1971)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis
- Aspiring 'stars' Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn try their hand at breaking into Hollywood, but end up joining a womens' rights group. Warhol…
Harold and Maude (1970)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon
- Much adored black comedy about a lonely teenager who befriends an old woman who shares his morbid fascination, among other interests. This cult hit…
Where's Poppa? (Going Ape) (1970)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- 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…
Plot Against Harry, The (1969)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Michael Roemer
Feat. Harry Plotnik
- Repentent racketeer Harry Plotnik is released from jail, but his plans to go legit in New York's Jewish community become inadvertently thwarted by…
Fearless Vampire Killers, The (1967)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate
- Typically twisted spoof oddity on vampire movies, with Polanski's then wife Sharon Tate.
Cul-de-Sac (1966)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Donald Pleasence
- Polanski's influential, absurdist comedy concerns an eccentric couple taken captive by a pair of old gangsters in their Northumbrian castle. Stars…
Morgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
- Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens…
- David Warner as Morgan goes to eccentric extremes to try to win back his wife (Vanessa Redgrave) after she divorces him. Quaintly weird comic tale is…