Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5458 Films to Rent
Hallelujah! (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. Thora Hird, Patsy Rowlands, Rosamund Greenwood
- Gentle British comedy concerning the evangelical exuberance of Salvation Army Captain Emily Ridley (Hird), who believes it is her mission to spread…
History of the World, Pt.1 (1981)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn…
- A series of hilariously crass historical sketches from Mel Brooks.
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) (1981)
- Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon…
- The excellent BBC TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' extraordinary books provides a wealth of brain–candy for cybernerds, techno–buffs and…
Hoodwink (1981)
- Dir. Claude Whatham
Feat. John Hargreaves, Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush…
- Devious bank robber Hargreaves eludes the law by pretending to be blind in this low–key Aussie caper–romance. Geoffrey Rush’s first…
Incredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty…
- Fitfully amusing comedy mines the considerable talents of Lily Tomlin in the role of a housewife accidentally shrunk by her husband. Considerably…
La Chevre (1981)
- Dir. Francis Veber
Feat. Pierre Richard, Gerard Depardieu
- Irrepressible comic duo Richard and Depardieu are paired for the first time; here, the chronically unlucky daughter of a businessman goes missing in…
Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1981)
- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Helen Mirren, Nigel Davenport, Brian Glover
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Modern Romance (1981)
- Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold, Bruno Kirby…
- Essentially a sustained neurotic monologue, this early gem from director/star Brooks examines the dilemmas of a…
Montenegro (1981)
- Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Susan Anspach, Erland Josephson, Marianna Jacobi
- A bored housewife gets caught up in Slavic sex and violence and discovers that she quite likes it. Unpredictable and weird, things become wickedly…
My Dinner with Andre (1981)
- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
- An honest exchange of philosophy transpires over dinner between an out–of–work playwright and a theatre director. Remarkably compelling…