Woody Allen
          Director, Actor  
	
	Films to Rent 
				 
	  
	        
 Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series) (1949-1960) Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series) (1949-1960)
- Feat. Groucho Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope…
- Treasure trove of broadcast comedy classics from America's variety show golden age. Includes a bonus sixth disc with rare standup performances from…
 What's New Pussycat (1965) What's New Pussycat (1965)
- Dir. Clive Donner
 Feat. Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Woody Allen…
- Early Woody Allen script sees shrink Peter Sellers trying to help Peter O'Toole with his woman–problems. 
 What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Tatsuya Mihashi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama…
- Woody Allen's first feature post–dubs a B–grade Japanese gangster flick, no doubt improving it immensely. A novelty act this might be,…
 Casino Royale (1967) Casino Royale (1967)
- Dir. John Huston, others 
 Feat. David Niven, Peter Sellers, Woody Allen…
- Black–sheep of the Bond movies, this is in fact an elaborate send–up, whose chaotic production–history is obvious in the…
 Take the Money and Run (1969) Take the Money and Run (1969) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen
- Woody's first film as do–it–all is a collection of hilarious gags about the life of a would–be thief.
 Bananas (1971) Bananas (1971)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen
- A bizarre storyline lands Woody in the middle of a South American revolution.
 Dick Cavett Show, The - Comic Legends (1971-1974) Dick Cavett Show, The - Comic Legends (1971-1974)
- Feat. Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Bill Cosby…
- Talk–show series hosted by Johnny Carson apprentice Dick Cavett, whose penchant for comic artists brought about a number of legendary…
 Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex (Everything you always wanted to know about sex* *But were afraid to ask) (1972) Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex (Everything you always wanted to know about sex* *But were afraid to ask) (1972) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen
- Woody Allen concocts seven hilarious sketches on the nature of sex.
 Play It Again, Sam (1972) Play It Again, Sam (1972) 
- Dir. Herbert Ross
 Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts
- Probably Woody Allen's funniest film is this tale of a nerdish film critic who is aided by the ghost of Bogart to find love after his wife divorces…
 Sleeper (1973) Sleeper (1973) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- Woody Allen plays a health–food shop owner who is frozen and awakened 200 years later in a fascist state. His campy version of the future…
 Love and Death (1975) Love and Death (1975) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- Woody Allen's finely wrought parody of 'War and Peace'.
 Front, The (1976) Front, The (1976)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
 Feat. Woody Allen
- Woody Allen in a rare pure acting role plays a young cashier asked to 'front' for a blacklisted writer during the McCarthy era. Satire at its most…
 Annie Hall (1977) Annie Hall (1977) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- The 'hall'mark of Woody Allen's career – it won him an Oscar for Best Picture and made him a household name. It's a hilarious send–up of…
 Interiors (1978) Interiors (1978)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Mary Beth Hurt, Richard Jordan, Diane Keaton
- Three daughters are shaken when their father leaves his refined, unstable wife for a lively but vulgar divorcee. Allen's first serious film.
 Manhattan (1979) Manhattan (1979) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway
- This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
 Stardust Memories (1980) Stardust Memories (1980)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper
- Serio–comic look at the fame and 'successes' of a Woody Allen–ish filmmaker.
 Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Jose Ferrer…
- A breezy romp in the fresh fields of a country estate with three ill–assorted couples at the turn of the century. Under–rated Woody Allen…
 Zelig (1983) Zelig (1983) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
- Woody seamlessly fuses newsreel footage with new material for this mock–documentary on the fictional life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig.…
 Broadway Danny Rose (1984) Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
- Woody is a well–meaning show–biz agent who signs up any odd–ball with an act on the notion that they may pay long–term…
 Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello
- Exceptional comic fantasy about a depression–era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose solace in the movies blossoms into a romance with a screen…
 Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest…
- Spot–on romantic comedy from Woody Allen, aligning another witty and perceptive script with a stellar cast.
 Radio Days (1987) Radio Days (1987)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner
- Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
 September (1987) September (1987) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Denholm Elliott, Dianne Wiest, Mia Farrow
- A weekend gathering of friends proves to be an emotionally taxing experience when true feelings are gradually exposed. An under–rated serious…
 Another Woman (1988) Another Woman (1988)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, Ian Holm…
- Gena Rowlands heads a cast of Woody Allen regulars in this absorbing Bergman–esque portrait of a successful professor who is forced to reflect…
 Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow…
- Premium Woody Allen combines the best of his comedic and dramatic worlds. Martin Landau, Anjelica Huston, Mia Farrow and Woody himself do justice to…
 New York Stories (1989) New York Stories (1989)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Marvin Chatinover, Mae Questel…
- Three unrelated tales from the collective genius of the Big Apple's most respected modern film–makers.
 Alice (1990) Alice (1990)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Mia Farrow
- Whimsical fantasy tale of a rich, bored housewife who takes on a new lease on life when prescibed with mind–altering herbs from a Chinese…
 Scenes from a Mall (1991) Scenes from a Mall (1991)
- Dir. Paul Mazursky
 Feat. Bette Midler, Woody Allen
- Bette Midler and Woody Allen pair as an affluent married couple of 14 years who lock horns in a shopping mall when they discover they've had…
 Shadows and Fog (1991) Shadows and Fog (1991)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, John Malkovich, Kathy Bates…
- Woody, John Malkovich, Kathy Bates, John Cusack, Jodie Foster and Madonna cast their prominent shadows for his droll tale of mystery stranglers,…
 Husbands and Wives (1992) Husbands and Wives (1992)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack, Liam Neeson…
- A Woody Allen 'art–imitates–life' parable about aging intellectuals with the twenty–year itch. Judy Davis, Sydney Pollack and Liam…
 Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda…
- Woody Allen reunites with Diane Keaton as insecure marrieds who get involved in solving what could be a neighbourhood murder. Alan Alda and Anjelica…
 Bullets Over Broadway (1995) Bullets Over Broadway (1995) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri…
- Woody takes a welcome acting reprieve here and the result should win him back lapsed fans. A much younger Cusack assumes the Woody persona – a…
 Sunshine Boys, The (1995) Sunshine Boys, The (1995)
- Dir. John Erman
 Feat. Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Sarah Jessica Parker…
- Second adaptation of Neil Simon's play about two aging comedy legends who are cajoled into reforming their long–severed partnership. Woody…
 Mighty Aphrodite (1995) Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Helena Bonham Carter, Mira Sorvino…
- An ironic Greek chorus punctuates Woody Allen's familiar Manhattan–set comedy of betrayals and affairs. This time though, the implications of…
 Everyone Says I Love You (1996) Everyone Says I Love You (1996) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Alan Alda, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts…
- Woody Allen finds refreshing harmonies amongst his familiar cast of upper–crust Manhattan–ites, with a wide–eyed take on the…
 Deconstructing Harry (1998) Deconstructing Harry (1998)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Bob Balaban…
- Woody Allen's most unruly comedy in years is an excoriating satire on his 'public–image': morally–depraved author Harry Blok, in a…
 Wild Man Blues (1998) Wild Man Blues (1998) 
- Dir. Barbara Kopple
 Feat. Woody Allen
- Affably entertaining documentary that follows Woody Allen 'on tour' through Europe in 1996 aboard his musical side–act, a New Orleans Jazz Band…
 Antz (1998) Antz (1998) 
- Dir. Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
 Feat. Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone…
- Fully computer–animated family film takes best advantage of current technology, and successfully implants the voice and persona of Woody Allen…
 Celebrity (1999) Celebrity (1999)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Melanie Griffith…
- Assembling another largish retinue of actors eager to 'do a Woody', Allen swings his long–lens round onto the world of celebrity…
 Picking Up the Pieces (1999) Picking Up the Pieces (1999)
- Dir. Alfonso Arau
 Feat. Sharon Stone, Woody Allen, Cheech Marin…
- When the pieces of a dismembered Sharon Stone are dumped on the Mexican border one of her hands goes astray and is soon being worshiped by the locals…
 Sweet and Lowdown (1999) Sweet and Lowdown (1999) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman…
- Possibly Woody Allen's most critically appreciated film since BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, this mock–u–drama concerns the life, loves and music…
 Small Time Crooks (2000) Small Time Crooks (2000) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant
- Woody Allen throws back to his earlier, funnier days and proves conclusively that his revered wit or ability to spin a good, unpretentious yarn…
 Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures (2001) Stanley Kubrick - A Life in Pictures (2001) 
- Dir. Jan Harlan
 Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Woody Allen, Jack Nicholson…
- Authorised by his family, a 'biography' of the great, reclusive, obsessive film–maker, whose genius is attested by the likes of…
 Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001) Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The (2001)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd…
- Woody comfortably ambles through this genial spoof of a 40s detective film, playing a renowned insurance investigator who falls prey to a…
 Hollywood Ending (2002) Hollywood Ending (2002)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Tea Leoni, George Hamilton…
- Dir. Allen turns the lense onto his own business in an ever–characteristic comedy about a struggling film director (Allen) whose comeback…
 Anything Else (2003) Anything Else (2003)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci…
- Woody Allen returns to his home turf tracking the urban mores of various Manhattan–ites, in a fairly slight comic venture which follows the…
 Melinda and Melinda (2004) Melinda and Melinda (2004)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Chiwetel Ejiofor…
- Woody Allen's tweaks his formula in a clever conceit that alternates a comic and tragic version of the same romantic story.
Australian actress…
 Match Point (2005) Match Point (2005) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Scarlett Johansson…
- Widely touted as Woody Allen's finest film since the mid–80's, this is also his least characteristic – set in London and entirely…
 Scoop (2006) Scoop (2006)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Hugh Jackman, Woody Allen…
- Following his success with MATCH POINT, Woody Allen returns to London with young muse Scarlett Johansson for this feather–lite…
 Cassandra's Dream (2007) Cassandra's Dream (2007)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson…
- Woody Allen–directed suspense, rounding out his recent penchant for London–set thrillers, starring Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell as…
 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008) Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Vicky Christina Barcelona) (2008) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem…
- Woody Allen proves he hasn't lost his touch with this refreshing and vital rom–com that follows two American gal–pals who fall for the…
 Whatever Works (2009) Whatever Works (2009)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson…
- Caustic comedian Larry David teams up with Woody Allen in this cringe–inducing black comedy about a cranky, middle–aged…
 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin…
- Not so much a serious Woody Allen film as a funny one without any jokes. An ensemble of fine actors stumble through a series of scenes with only a…
 Midnight in Paris (2011) Midnight in Paris (2011) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates…
- High class whimsy from Woody Allen with Woody–surrogate honours going this time to Owen Wilson as a frustrated hack screenwriter magically…
 Woody Allen - A Documentary (2012) Woody Allen - A Documentary (2012) 
- Dir. Robert. B. Weide
 Feat. Woody Allen
- Candid look at the life and times of Woody Allen covers his career from fledgling comic writer to iconic director with a series of revealing…
 To Rome with Love (2012) To Rome with Love (2012)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Woody Allen, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig…
- Woody Allen's love affair with Europe continues with this Italian picaresque set to tune of the romances, adventures and predicaments of various Rome…
 Blue Jasmine (2013) Blue Jasmine (2013) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin…
- Another jewel from 'late period' Woody Allen with Cate Blanchett also in fine form as a down–at–heel socialite who moves to San Francisco…
 Fading Gigolo (2013) Fading Gigolo (2013)
- Dir. John Turturro
 Feat. John Turturro, Woody Allen, Sofia Vergara…
- John Turturro is a struggling Brooklyn bookstore owner who contrives with his best friend (played by Woody Allen) to set up a male prostitution…
 Magic in the Moonlight (2014) Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden…
- Colin Firth plays a magician recruited to expose a fraudulent spiritualist (Emma Stone) in Woody Allen's latest period charmer.
 Irrational Man (2015) Irrational Man (2015)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey…
- Existential drama for the more ardent Woody Allen fan, with Joaquin Phoenix as a tormented philosophy professor who considers murdering a corrupt…
 Cafe Society (2016) Cafe Society (2016) 
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Jeannie Berlin…
- Diverting valentine to the 1930s from Woody Allen, in his 49th film, following Bronx–born Jesse Eisenberg through romantic, familial and…
 Wonder Wheel (2017) Wonder Wheel (2017)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Kate Winslet, Juno Temple, Justin Timberlake…
- Woody Allen's 50th film(!) is yet another nostalgia–tinged drama, this time set on Coney Island in the 1950s, where a lifeguard tells the story…
 A Rainy Day in New York (2019) A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez…
- Whimsical rom–com set in New York and following a young college student (Timothée Chalamet) and his romantic exploits with his film student…
 Coup de Chance (Stroke of Luck) (2023) Coup de Chance (Stroke of Luck) (2023)
- Dir. Woody Allen
 Feat. Lou de Laâge, Valérie Lemercier, Melvil Poupaud…
- Woody Allen's 50th movie and first in the French language, about a married Parisian woman who strikes up a romance with an old classmate. Like…