Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy > Romance: 48 Films to Rent on VHS
- Prince and Me, The (2004)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Julia Stiles, Miranda Richardson, James Fox
- Solid 'Cinderella' updating, with Stiles playing a student who becomes romantically entwined with Crown Prince of Denmark. Fairly playful, and Stiles…
- Mambo Italiano (2003)
- Dir. Emile Gaudreault
Feat. Luke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino
- Light–hearted story follows an Italian immigrant family in Canada who comically resist their son's efforts to announce he is gay.
Set around…
- Unconditional Love (2002)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Lynn Redgrave…
- A neatly amusing comedy concerning the fan of a recently deceased pop crooner, who teams up with the singer's gay lover to investigate the death (or…
- Get Over It (2001)
- Dir. Tommy O’Haver
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller…
- Although helped by the charisma of Kirsten Dunst, this teen–movie retreads many of the usual formulas, with hero Ben Foster losing his…
- Rare Birds (2001)
- Dir. Sturla Gunnarsson
Feat. William Hurt, Molly Parker
- A nice comic blend of romance, light farce and Canadian eccentricity, set around the efforts of two restaurateurs to lure customers to their sleepy…
- Closer You Get, The (2000)
- Dir. Aileen Ritchie
Feat. Ian Hart, Sean McGinley
- This 'Trans–Atlantic' production has a bunch of Irish bachelors trying to lure Miami women back to their village for marriage, but come to…
- Hopeless (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Hickey
Feat. Philip Pinner, Scott Wills, Adam Gardiner
- Charming enough to have inspired a 26–episode TV series, this rookie Kiwi comedy boasts a genuine low–budget verve, a charismatic cast of…
- Love and Sex (2000)
- Dir. Valerie Brieman
Feat. Famke Janssen, Jon Favreau
- Sharp–tongued comedy with Famke Janssen and Jon Favreau generating a little chemistry as two hapless–romantics who can’t reconcile…
- 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…
- 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…