Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Independence Day (ID4) (1996)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Will Smith
- Absurdly mega–hyped sci–fi blockbuster revels in its own trashiness, but to its credit revives an old high–concept with (then)…
It's in the Water (1996)
- Dir. Kelli Herd
Feat. Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garrett, Derrick Sanders…
- When hordes of gays and lesbians come out of the closet in a well–to–do Texas hamlet, the red–blooded residents go into a panic…
Jack (1996)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin…
- Robin Williams plays a nine–year–old who suffers from a medical condition that makes him decidedly more wrinkly and hirsute that his…
Jack and Sarah (1996)
- Dir. Tim Sullivan
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Ian McKellen…
- The 'four weddings' formula is tweaked for another Grant – Richard E. (Withnail), who becomes an unwitting solo father after his wife dies.…
Jake's Women (1996)
- Alan Alda heads an all–star cast in Neil Simon’s romantic comedy about a writer who seeks solace from the real and imagined women in his…
Jane Austen Collection, The (1996-2007)
- Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Billie Piper, Samantha Morton…
- Collection of three of Austen's greatest stories; Emma, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, brought to life by prestigious British casts.
Emma…
Jerry Maguire (1996)
- Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Tom Cruise, Renee Zellweger, Cuba Jr. Gooding
- The (then) thinking person's Tom Cruise movie, with Hollywood's biggest star actually getting to act in this insightful comic–drama about…
Jingle All the Way (1996)
- Dir. Brian Levant
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad
- Big–lug–with–heart–of–gold Arnie promises his son the latest action figure, Turbo Man, for Christmas, but his neglect…
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
- Dir. Kelly Makin
Feat. Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald
- Smart satire from the Canadian sketch comedy troupe is more hit than miss. Plot such as it is centres on a dangerous anti–depressant that…
Killer Condom (Kondom des Grauens) (1996)
- Dir. Martin Walz
Feat. Udo Samel
- Hysterical horror comedy is an eye–popping oddity even for the Troma stables; it combines crude but impressive phallic special effects (by H.R.…