Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Spy Hard (1996)
- Dir. Rick Friedberg
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning
- Leslie Nielsen is back for another round of movie send–ups in what increasingly seems like an exhausted genre. A barrage of hits and misses…
Striptease (1996)
- Dir. Andrew Bergman
Feat. Demi Moore
- This 'comedy' succeeds only in making SHOWGIRLS look like fine art. A respected cult novel about a mother who resorts to stripping to pay for a…
Summer in La Goulette (1996)
- Dir. Ferid Boughedir
Feat. Sonia Mankai, Ava Cohen-Jonathan, Sarah Pariente…
- Three families of disparate cultures enjoy harmony in Tunisian paradise, until three of their beautiful daughters flirt with losing their virginity,…
Swingers (1996)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham
- A neurotic monogamist and his philandering friend search for love, or the next best thing. Shooting from the heart as well as the pelvis, this funky…
That Thing You Do! (1996)
- Dir. Tom Hanks
Feat. Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech
- Tom Hanks makes a solid if squeaky–clean writing/directing debut in charting the one–hit success of fictitious pop band, The Wonders.…
Third Rock From The Sun (TV Series) (3rd Rock From The Sun) (1996-2001)
- Feat. John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart…
- A group of alien beings take up residence in a typical American sitcom world on suburban Earth – '3rd rock from the sun' – to study the…
Tin Cup (1996)
- Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Rene Russo
- Kevin Costner reteams with the sports–obsessed director of BULL DURHAM for this engaging romantic comedy, this time set on the fairways of the…
To Wong Foo...Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1996)
- Dir. Beeban Kidron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo
- After PRISCILLA blazed the trail, the Yanks jump on the drag–wagon, with surprisingly likeable results. A Hollywood trip is waylaid in…
Tremors 2 (Tremors 2 Aftershocks) (1996)
- Dir. S. S. Wilson
Feat. Fred Ward, Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver…
- Sequel to the outrageous tongue–in–cheek creature feature TREMORS (1990), with supersucking desert worms returning to terrorise the oil…
Trigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996)
- Dir. Larry Bishop
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne…
- Grinning mob–boss Richard Dreyfuss is fresh out of the asylum, gunning down wisecracking old friends and enemies alike. Old friends is indeed…