Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Best of Les Dawson, The (1974-1977)
- Feat. Les Dawson
- Genial comedian Dawson was all over British (and NZ) television in the 1970s, using his array of comic and musical talents in shows like "Blankety…
Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder
- Classic Mel Brooks spoof–Western that almost killed the genre off!
California Split (1974)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. George Segal, Elliott Gould, Gwen Welles
- A terrific gambling lark–come–cautionary tale from director Robert Altman, starring George Segal as a casual gambler who befriends a…
Celine & Julie Go Boating (Celine et Julie vont en bateau) (1974)
- Dir. Jacques Rivette
Feat. Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier
- Rivette assaults the narrative form for his epic–lengthed, dream–like, near indescribable tale of two girls whose lives and imaginations…
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
- Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Robin Askwith, Linda Hayden, Joan Hickson…
- First in the series of bawdy "true life" tales is generally regarded as the strongest with Askwith as the naughty windowcleaner with voyeuristic…
Female Trouble (1974)
- Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey
- Waters' funniest trash–a–thon with Divine following up her unforgettable turn in Pink Flamingos as loathsome loser Dawn Davenport –…
For Pete's Sake (1974)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Michael Sarrazin, Estelle Parsons
- Middling comedy depicts Barbra Streisand as the wife of depressed NYC taxi–driver Michael Sarrazin – to change their fortunes she pursues…
Fred Dagg - All Purpose (1974-2006)
- Feat. John Clarke
- Fred Dagg finally makes it to DVD in this “Authorised Daggography” from legendary Kiwi comic (and now honorary Australian) John Clarke, collating…
Front Page, The (1974)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Susan Sarandon…
- Regular odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau jostle on screen in this snappy remake of HIS GIRL FRIDAY, playing reporters in the midst of a…
Good Times (TV Series) (1974)
- Immensely popular 70s sitcom focusing on a poor but proud family in the Chicago projects that tackled topical, often controversial issues from a…