Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Uncle Buck (1989)
- Dir. John Hughes
Feat. John Candy, Amy Madigan
- John Candy plays a loathsome uncle with a heart of gold left in charge of his brother's kids for the weekend.
Vidiot from UHF, The (1989)
- Dir. Jay Levey
Feat. Al Yankovic, Michael Richards, Kevin McCarthy…
- 'Weird' Al Yankovic showcases his brand of crazy satire as the manager of a loony TV station. Pretty stoopid, but kids will love it.
War of the Roses (1989)
- Dir. Danny De Vito
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Sean Astin…
- Hollywood black humour is taken to the limit here as marital bliss turns to domestic warfare for Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas. Bold and…
We're No Angels (1989)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore…
- Robert De Niro and Sean Penn team up as a couple of escaped convicts who cross the border in clergical attire.
Weekend at Bernies (1989)
- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart
- A tacky but highly inventive comedy about two young execs who must ensure their deceased boss at least appears that way in order to enjoy his luxury…
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)
- Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. John Candy, Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones…
- Comedy–mystery vehicle for John Candy, who plays an often incompetent, sometimes genius, private investigator in search of a kidnapping victim.
Wilt (1989)
- Dir. Michael Tuchner
Feat. Griff Rhys-Jones, Mel Smith
- Tom Sharpe's outrageous farce with Griff Rhys Jones as the dowdy schoolteacher suspected of murdering his social–climbing wife. Bent in all the…
Young Einstein (1989)
- Dir. Yahoo Serious
Feat. Yahoo Serious, Odile Le Clezio, John Howard
- Ozzie one–man film–making machine Yahoo Serious stars in his own zany slapstick epic about an intrepid young maverick who happens to be a…
18 Again! (1988)
- Dir. Paul Flaherty
Feat. George Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony Roberts
- Cigar–chomping icon George Burns stars in this gauche 80's comedy in which he inadvertently switches souls with his grandson.
Action Jackson (1988)
- Dir. Craig R. Baxley
Feat. Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Sharon Stone
- Sports hero turned actor Carl Weathers lends charisma as the titular Detroit cop driven by vengeance to stay on the trail of dastardly auto magnate…