Subgenre Sampler
Foreign Cinema > Comedy: 603 Films to Buy & Rent
- Belle Epoque (1994)
- Dir. Fernando Trueba
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Jorge Sanz
- Oscar–winning comedy set in thirties Spain will have you grinning from ear to ear as its young army deserter finds the ultimate sanctuary at…
- Bodyguard from Beijing (1994)
- Dir. Yuen Kwai
Feat. Jet Li
- Jet Li is "The Bodyguard" in this delightful parody of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston smash. A gourmet chop suey of action, humour and simmering…
- City Hunter (1994)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chingmy Yau, Joey Wong
- Jackie Chan is the popular Japanese comic book character Ryu Saeba: part detective, part mercenary, all womanizer – is contracted to return the…
- Cold Fever (1994)
- Dir. Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Feat. Masatoshi Nagase, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens…
- Stylish one–off depicts a Japanese businessman's pilgrimage to Iceland, to where his holidaying parents died.
Taking its cues from the…
- Drunken Master II (Legend of Drunken Master) (1994)
- Dir. Lau Kar Leung
Feat. Jackie Chan
- Jackie Chan gets comic mileage with the dubious idea that he can only tap into his martial art prowess while pissed as a newt. Jackie continues to…
- Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
- Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Sihung Lung, Yu-Wen Wang, Chien-lien Wu
- Those that attended Ang Lee's WEDDING BANQUET will want to sample his tasty and sensual comedy about the perennial delights of life – sex and…
- From Beijing with Love (1994)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Anita Yuen
- Exceedingly funny James Bond spoof, perhaps the finest Hong Kong export since Jackie Chan.
Assigned to retrieve a national treasure from corrupt…
- Future Cops (1994)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Aaron Kwok
- Good dumb fun is the pure agenda of this kitsch, kinetic fantasy–comedy based on the popular ‘Streetfighter’ arcade game.
On the trail…
- God of Gamblers Return (1994)
- Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
- Chow Yun–Fat returns as a charming poker player who enjoys the quiet life until a challenger kills his wife and begins to target his friends. …
- Grosse Fatigue (1994)
- Dir. Michel Blanc
Feat. Michel Blanc, Carole Bouquet, Philippe Noiret…
- Popular comedian Michel Blanc gently bites the hand that feeds him in this irreverent farce in which the entire cast, including himself and the…