Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Musical: 65 Films to Rent on VHS
- Annie (2000)
- Dir. Rob Marshall
Feat. Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming, Alicia Morton
- Remake of the love–it–or–hate–it original, again finds the feisty carrot–top fleeing her orphan home (and a mean Kathy…
- Swing (1998)
- Dir. Nick Mead
Feat. Hugo Speer, Clarence Clemmons, Lisa Stansfield…
- Thoroughly in the mould of THE COMMITMENTS, this comic celebration of how music can relieve the drudgery of life casts Hugo Speer as an incarcerated…
- Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
- Dir. John Henderson
Feat. Rik Mayall, Jane Horrocks
- Rik Mayall delivers one of his oily variations in what is only his second feature. As a jaded music manager he decides to have his…
- On Connait la Chanson (Same Old Song) (1997)
- Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Pierre Arditi, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Bacri…
- A winner of seven Cesar awards, this light–hearted homage to Dennis Potter applies his musical–cinematic ideas to the…
- Sweeney Todd (1997)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Joanna Lumley
- Based on the true story of the demon barbers of Fleet Street, Ben Kingsley and Joanna Lumley attend this gruesome tale of the esteemed barbershop in…
- East Side Story (1996)
- Dir. Dana Ranga
- Enchanting curiosity draws back the Iron Curtain to detail the history of the Communist musical! Focus on the Russian, East German, and…
- That Thing You Do! (1996)
- Dir. Tom Hanks
Feat. Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech
- Tom Hanks makes a solid if squeaky–clean writing/directing debut in charting the one–hit success of fictitious pop band, The Wonders.…
- Billy's Holiday (1995)
- Dir. Richard Wherret
Feat. Max Cullen, Kris McQuade, Richard Roxburgh
- A melan–comic tale of a bored middle aged shopkeeper who discovers he has a voice of as sweet and soulful as Billie Holiday. It's never too…
- Flamenco (1995)
- Dir. Carlos Saura
Feat. Joaquin Cortes
- Definitive showcase of Spain's national passion, displays the talents of more than 300 artists versed in the art of song, guitar–playing and…
- Les Miserables (Stage version) (1995)
- Popular stage spectacular, based on the Victor Hugo novel, is seen here in a Gala 10th Anniversary performance at the Royal Albert Hall.