Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Drama > Comedy: 38 Films to Rent
- King of Staten Island, The (2020)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei, Bill Burr…
- An understated and surprisingly mature comedy charmer from director Judd Apatow about a young slacker in a state of arrested development and…
- Military Wives (2020)
- Dir. Peter Cattaneo
Feat. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan, Jason Flemyng…
- Shamelessly cheesy British comedy following four women who form a military wives choir after their husbands leave to serve in Afghanistan, then find…
- Emma (2019)
- Dir. Autumn de Wilde
Feat. Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Callum Turner…
- Adaptation of the beloved Jane Austen novel, from a screenplay by New Zealand novelist Eleanor Catton. Lead actress Anna Taylor–Joy is wickedly…
- Fighting With My Family (2019)
- Dir. Stephen Merchant
Feat. Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost
- Big–hearted wrestling biopic centered around real–life WWE wrestler Paige (Florence Pugh), whose dad is also a former wrestler.
- Jo-Jo Rabbit (JoJo Rabbit) (2019)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, Taika Waititi…
- Wildly satirical WWII comedy following Jojo, a lonely German boy who discovers his mother, who is secretly anti–Nazi, is hiding a young Jewish…
- Late Night (2019)
- Dir. Nisha Ganatra
Feat. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Max Casella…
- Emma Thompson plays a once successful late–night talk show host who fears her popularity is slipping and hires a woman (Mindy Kaling) to…
- BlacKkKlansman (Black Klansman) (2018)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier…
- Celebrated as the best Spike Lee "joint" in years, this astute period satire tells the story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer in 1970's…
- Favourite, The (2018)
- Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone
- A viciously witty tragi–comedy from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, set in early 18th century England where a frail Queen Anne allows her close…
- Green Book (2018)
- Dir. Pete Farrelly
Feat. Mahershala Ali, Viggo Mortensen, Linda Cardellini
- Enjoyable road movie based on a true story about the unlikely friendship between an African–American concert pianist and a roughneck…
- Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The (2018)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glenn Powell
- Warm and picturesque romantic comedy from the director of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Set in 1946, the charismatic and free–spirited writer…
- Ladies in Black (2018)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond
- Set in Sydney in 1959, this charming adaptation of the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John follows the lives of a group of young employees at the…
- Battle of the Sexes, The (2017)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Sarah Silverman…
- Entertainingly playful telling of the story behind the milestone 1973 tennis match in which the 29–year–old women's champ Billie Jean…
- Disaster Artist, The (2017)
- Dir. James Franco
Feat. James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen…
- A satirical yet empathetic adaptation of Greg Sestero's autobiographical book of the same name depicting his friendship with one Tommy Wiseau, the…
- Downsizing (2017)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau…
- Dir. Alexander Payne (NEBRASKA, SIDEWAYS) pulls another one from outside the box with a satiric fantasy in which a man joins the ranks of a…
- I, Tonya (2017)
- Dir. Craig Gillespie
Feat. Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, Sebastian Stan…
- Darkly comedic tale of American figure skater, Tonya Harding, and one of the most sensational scandals in sports history.
Harding was the first…
- Other Side of Hope, The (2017)
- Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Sakari Kuosmanen, Sherwan Haji, Ville Virtanen…
- This Finnish take on the European migrant crisis – proclaimed to be last directed by auteur Aki Kaurismäki – is a poignant yet typically…
- Their Finest (2017)
- Dir. Lone Scherfig
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy…
- Charming, rousing WWII romance starring Gemma Arterton as a greenhorn screenwriter who joins a makeshift cast and crew to make a film to lift British…
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
- Dir. Martin McDonagh
Feat. Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell…
- Frances McDormand gives an Oscar–winning turn as a grieving mother who personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's…
- Eddie the Eagle (2016)
- Dir. Dexter Fletcher
Feat. Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken…
- Feelgood biopic about the infamous British ski–jumper Eddie Edwards whose lack of athletic prowess and unlikely character charmed the world at…
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata…
- A feel–good comic misadventure in which a rebellious city kid and his reluctant foster uncle become subjects of a manhunt after they "go bush"…
- La La Land (2016)
- Dir. Damien Chazelle
Feat. Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Rosemarie DeWitt…
- The wunderkind director of WHIPLASH fashions another bold, contemporary love letter to the Jazz age, this time as a widescreen, technicolor romantic…
- Street Cat Named Bob, A (2016)
- Dir. Roger Spottiswoode
Feat. Luke Treadaway, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt
- A sweet and poignant comedy–drama based on the life (and best–selling autobiography) of James Bowen, a young homeless London busker and…
- 5 Flights Up (Five Flights Up) (2015)
- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon…
- Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton headline this amiable drama as a long–married couple endure a hectic weekend as they ponder the sale of the…
- Anomalisa (2015)
- Dir. Charlie Kaufman
Feat. David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
- Charlie Kaufman directs this affecting stop–motion animation that explores a loners failure to connect with other people and his struggles to…
- Big Short, The (2015)
- Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling…
- A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
- Dressmaker, The (2015)
- Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth…
- Kate Winslet cuts a dashing figure (and a true–blue Aussie accent) as a talented dressmaker who returns home from Paris to the tiny isolated…
- Lobster, The (2015)
- Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
Feat. Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux…
- The director of DOGTOOTH returns with another decidedly offbeat satire. Set in the dystopian near future, single people, are obliged to find a…
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
- Dir. Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Feat. Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke…
- Winner of the Grand Jury prize at Sundance, this imaginative, eclectic dramedy follows an awkward high–school filmmaker and a gravely ill…
- Birdman (Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
- Dir. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Feat. Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton…
- A nimble, bravura Oscar–winning black comedy that cannily casts Michael Keaton as a washed–up actor who, having once played an iconic…
- Pride (2014)
- Dir. Matthew Warchus
Feat. Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West…
- An inspired and inspirational dramatization of true events that took place when a group of Gay Rights activists in London offered generous support to…
- While We're Young (2014)
- Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver…
- Ben Stiller plays a documentarian whose career and marriage are overturned when a much younger couple enters their social circle in this…
- Don Jon (2013)
- Dir. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore…
- Joseph Gordon–Levitt wrote, directs and stars in this distinctly masculine rom–com as a New Jersey 'player' who must confront his nagging…
- Enough Said (2013)
- Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener…
- Writer/director Nicole Holofcener moves into the first division with her fifth feature film, a savvy divorcee rom–com in perfect accord with…
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro…
- An institutionalized man attempts to readjust to life and love in this full–bodied comedy–drama that pairs two of the hottest stars of…
- Boy (2010)
- Dir. Taika Waititi
Feat. Taika Waititi, James Rolleston, Te Aho Aho Eketone-Whitu…
- Taika Waititi continues his dream run as director with this fictionalised coming–of–age tale that draws on his own experience growing up…
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Mykeltin Williamson
- Oscar–winning box–office monster has suffered heavily from over–exposure, but one cannot dispute its effectiveness as a nutshell of…
- Losing Ground (1982)
- Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones
- Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
- Graduate, The (1967)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross
- An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…