Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Drama: 1115 Films to Buy & Rent
Forrest Gump (1994)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Mykeltin Williamson
- Oscar–winning box–office monster has suffered heavily from over–exposure, but one cannot dispute its effectiveness as a nutshell of…
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Joe Pesci, Christian Slater, Victoria Abril
- Joe Pesci is marvellous as a starry–eyed Hollywood no–hoper whose attention–seeking transforms him into a vigilante media hero with…
Love On A Branch Line (TV Mini-series) (1994)
- Dir. Martyn Friend
Feat. Michael Maloney, Leslie Phillips
- Acclaimed comedy tracks the misfortunes that befall a dull civil servant who decides to quit his job to become an artist in Paris, but his employers…
No Ordinary Love (1994)
- Dir. Doug Witkins
Feat. Smith Forte, Erika Klein, Robert Pecora…
- Intriguing clash of styles marks this MELROSE PLACE spoof as one to watch, with five sexy and possibly dangerous housemates coping with a unexpected…
Pie in the Sky (TV Series) (1994)
- Feat. Richard Griffiths
- Brit crime series following a retirement age detective hanging up his mystery solving hat to fulfil a goal of owning his own restaurant, but it seems…
Pret-a-Porter (1994)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Julia Roberts, Tim Robbins, Sophia Loren…
- Director Altman's take on the Paris fashion industry hasn't the edgy sarcasm or the incisiveness of his THE PLAYER and SHORT CUTS, but is…
Sex Is a Four Letter Word (1994)
- Dir. Murray Fahey
Feat. Joy Smithers, Mark Lee, Miranda Otto
- A love columnist holds a dinner party for six young Ozzies, ostensibly to source material for her spicy novel. Low budget comedy–drama.
Somebody to Love (1994)
- Dir. Alexandre Rockwell
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Rosie Perez, Quentin Tarantino
- Harvey Keitel and Rosie Perez match–up as a screwball couple frequenting scuzzy clubs in a murky continuum of unrequited dreams. Dir. Rockwell…
Spanking the Monkey (1994)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jeremy Davies, Elizabeth Newett, Benjamin Hendrickson…
- The awkwardness of youth is brilliantly captured in this provocative tragi–comedy, another maverick success story from the US indie scene. A…
Spider and Rose (1994)
- Dir. Bill Bennett
Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Max Cullen
- A light Ozzie road movie about a special friendship between her elderly widow and a rebellious young ambulance driver entrusted to escort her home.…