Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 545 Films to Rent on VHS
- 20 Dates (1999)
- Dir. Myles Berkowitz
- Queasily, both a documentary and 'mockumentary'; the director set out to make a movie and find himself a girlfriend at the same time, organising 20…
- 24 Hour Woman (1999)
- Dir. Nancy Savoca
Feat. Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Diego Serrano…
- An incisive, often hilarious film about a very real dichotomy – how does parenthood fit into the life of a modern career woman?
In a…
- A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
- Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy
- A light case of noir pastiche, but an engaging one, especially for the film savvy. With confessional asides to the camera, a sly–winking…
- An Ideal Husband (1999)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Rupert Everett, Julianne Moore
- This ensemble–casted version of Oscar Wilde's play coats the dry, drawing–room humour with unnecessary sentiment, but there's…
- Bachelor, The (1999)
- Dir. Gary Sinyor
Feat. Chris O'Donnell, Renee Zellweger
- Remake of Buster Keaton's romantic comedy Seven Chances in which commitment–phobe Chris O'Donnell must tie the knot by his looming 30th…
- Beautiful People (1999)
- Dir. Jasmin Dizdar
Feat. Rosalind Ayres, Julian Firth, Bobby Williams…
- Set in London 1993 when the Balkan Wars were in full flight, this lively, panoramic drama reaches its ambitions in witnessing turbulence of the…
- Bigger than Tina (1999)
- Dir. Neil Foley
Feat. Michael Dalley, Sally Lightfoot, Anni Finsterer
- This Australian music mockumentary is played so deadpan that those unfamilar with the players might easily read it as non–fiction.
As…
- Blue Streak (1999)
- Dir. Les Mayfield
Feat. Martin Lawrence, Peter Greene, Luke Wilson
- First headline role for Martin Lawrence, as a parolled diamond–robber who must retrieve his hidden loot from within a police station.…
- Bossa Nova (1999)
- Dir. Bruno Barreto
Feat. Amy Irving
- Enjoyable date–movie that replenishes its conventional tale of middle–aged romance with lashings of Bossa Nova music and…
- Carriers Are Waiting, The (Les Convoyeurs Attendent) (1999)
- Dir. Benoit Maraige
Feat. Benoit Poelvoorde, Morgane Simon, Bouli Laners
- When journalist Benoit Poelvoorde decides his family MUST win top prize in local competition (which involves training his reluctant son to break the…