Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Family > Comedy: 289 Films to Rent on DVD
Addams Family, The (1991)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd…
- Huston, Julia and Lloyd star in this glossy update of the '60s TV series. Inventive, blackly comic and lavishly gothic production design.
Drop Dead Fred (1991)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Ate De Jong
Feat. Rik Mayall, Phoebe Cates, Marsha Mason
- Rik Mayall extends his hyperactive 'Young Ones' persona as the imaginary childhood friend of a grown–up Phoebe Cates. The silly stuff is offset…
Edward Scissorhands (1991)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Vincent Price
- This inspired contemporary fairy–tale posits Johnny Depp as a boy endowed with sharp appendages, a mixed blessing when it comes to fitting into…
Hear My Song (1991)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Ned Beatty, Tara Fitzgerald
- A night–club owner goes to convoluted lengths to restore his credibility by tracking down a long–reclusive singing star (Beatty –…
Suburban Commando (1991)
- Dir. Burt Kennedy
Feat. Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall…
- Kids will love Hulk Hogan strutting his stuff as an inter–galactic crime fighter who crash lands in suburbia.
Danny: Champion of the World (1990)![Aro Favourite Aro Favourite](/img/arofavsm.gif)
- Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons
- Jeremy Irons stars with his real son Samuel, as father and son crusading to protect their rural community from the ravaging interests of big…
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, John Glover
- This commendable sequel sees the little critters take the mayhem to gargantuan proportions, attempting to take over the entire city of New York.
Jetsons - The Movie (1990)
- Dir. William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
- Feature length reprise of the futuristic family sees George Jetson face an ecological dilemma upon him landing a promotion. Jane, Judy, Elroy and…
Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver…
- A cash–in for sure, but as much fun as the original, with the paranormal pests here thriving on all the "bad vibes" of grumpy Manhattanites.…
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Rick Moranis
- An inventor inadvertently reduces his and the neighbour's kids to a grasshopper's knee–height. With the help of FX wizardry, they fend for…