Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5458 Films to Rent
Diner (1982)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon…
- Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Eating Raoul (1982)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel
- Bizarre B–movie classic about a conservative couple who discover the lucrative and 'moral' practise of bumping off clients that respond to…
Escape Artist, The (1982)
- Dir. Caleb Deschanel
Feat. Griffin O’Neal, Raul Julia, Teri Garr
- A muddled but oddly captivating comic adventure produced by Francis Ford Coppola about the young and self–confident teenage son of the…
Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989)
- Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox…
- Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold…
- This early–80s teen pic survives a lot better than most, finding surprisingly subtle shades of the adolescent experience amid some frank…
Flying High 2 (1982)
- Dir. Ken Finkleman
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges…
- Sequel to spoof film Flying High has the same cast, same plot, same hero – and pretty much the same jokes, but is not nearly as funny as it's…
Ginger Meggs (1982)
- Dir. Jonathan Dawson
Feat. Garry McDonald
- Colourful movie adaptation of the iconic Australian comic strip, following the antics of a red–haired prepubescent mischief–maker who…
Grease 2 (1982)
- Dir. Patricia Brich
Feat. Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Enjoyably bad reprise of the hit musical of 50s High School Americana, still gets by with a handful of good tunes and Michelle Pffiefer.
Home Sweet Home (1982)
- Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Timothy Spall, Frances Barber
- Postmen, social workers, and desperate housewives converge in this biting Mike Leigh feature, one of the director’s early achievements. Originally…
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret
- A Hollywood writer whose career is in freefall has his life made even more complicated when his estranged daughter turns up at his door demanding a…