Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Paperback Hero (1998)
- Dir. Anthony J Bowman
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan
- Truckdriver Hugh Jackman pens a bestselling romance but is loathe to reveal his talent to his Outback mates, and gets Claudia Karvan to stand in for…
Parent Trap, The (1998)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson, Lindsay Lohan
- A–list entertainment for the pint–sizes is the Disney remake of their own Hayley Mills–as–twin–sisters favourite from…
Parting Shots (1998)
- Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Chris Rea, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley…
- Once–fashionable photographer Chris Rea finds out he only has months to live, and decides to get his own back at those that have made his life…
Pleasantville (1998)
- Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy…
- A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
Polish Wedding (1998)
- Dir. Theresa Connelly
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin, Rade Serbedzija…
- Laid on incredibly thick, Polish accents and all, this is 'ethnic shtick' writ large with Gabriel Byrne, Lena Olin and Rade Serbedzija heading a…
Practical Magic (1998)
- Dir. Griffen Dunne
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman
- Modern–day witchy women Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman contend with the family curse, whereby their husbands always seem to die (shortly…
Relax...It's Just Sex (1998)
- Dir. P.J. Castellaneta
Feat. Mitchell Anderson, T.C. Carson, Lori Petty…
- Centring around an eclectic group of friends – gay, straight and lesbian – in LA, a struggling gay playwright is desperately looking for…
Royle Family, The (TV Series) (1998-2000)
- Dir. Mark Mylod, Steve Bendelack
Feat. Ricky Tomlinson
- "Real–life" comedy that places the viewer as a fly–on–the–wall of the living room of an average working class family living…
Rush Hour (1998)
- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker
- Crackerjack no–brainer puts an East–West spin on the odd–couple–buddy–cop formula with Chinaman Jackie Chan (modest,…
Rushmore (1998)
- Dir. Wes Anderson
Feat. Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams
- Bamboozling minds everywhere is this oblique comedy from Wes Anderson (BOTTLE ROCKET), re–envisioning that Hollywood mainstay, Highschool USA,…