Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Romance: 129 Films to Rent on VHS
- Hope Floats (1998)
- Dir. Forest Whittaker
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jnr., Gena Rowlands
- It's back to the hometown for former prom–queen Sandra Bullock, jilted by her husband and best friend on a live TV talkshow. Here she heals the…
- If Only (Twice Upon Yesterday) (1998)
- Dir. Maria Ripoll
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Cruz
- Young lovers undergoing a relationship crisis get to relive the 'break–up' day all over again, thanks to a dose of SLIDING DOORS–style…
- Legend of 1900, The (1998)
- Dir. Giuseppe Tornatore
Feat. Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Bill Nunn…
- A beautiful and completely impossible tale about a musician (Tim Roth) whose life is defined by the luxury ocean liner on which he has grown up –…
- Love Etc. (1998)
- Dir. Marion Vernoux
Feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Charles Berling, Yvan Attal
- Depicts an infernal love–triangle between three friends – taken from the novel ‘Talking It Over’ by Julian Barnes. Charming comedy…
- Next Stop, Wonderland (1998)
- Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Hope Davis (DAYTRIPPERS) utterly captivates as a jilted blonde indisposed to the dating scene, who finds little sign of Mr. Right in the long queue…
- No Looking Back (1998)
- Dir. Edward Burns
Feat. Lauren Holly, Jon Bon Jovi, Edward Burns
- Dir. Ed Burns (BROTHERS MCMULLEN) again provides a mellow, if lukewarm comedy of romance and muted expectations set among a group of…
- Occasional Coarse Language (1998)
- Dir. Brad Hayward
Feat. Sara Browne
- Taking cheeky inspiration from women's magazine culture, this hilarious Oz comedy flies on a ticket of enthused charm, homespun wit and Sara Browne…
- Strange Planet (1998)
- Dir. Emma-Kate Croghan
Feat. Claudia Karvan, Hugo Weaving, Naomi Watts
- Three girl–friends and three guy–friends collide by chance for New Years Eve in a remote beach–house, mixing–n–matching…
- Very Thought of You, The (Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence) (1998)
- Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell…
- A trifle thin but amusing entry into the British romantic comedy stakes, with American gal Monica Potter giving a trio of London unlikely lads the…
- Waking the Dead (1998)
- Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly
- A curious, intriguing drama in which congressional candidate Billy Crudup is haunted by a woman (Jennifer Connelly) from his past, who he thought had…