Woody Allen
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen
- Woody Allen concocts seven hilarious sketches on the nature of sex.
- 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)
- 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)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- Woody Allen's finely wrought parody of 'War and Peace'.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner
- Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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…