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Rental > Cult > Black Comedy: 42 Films to Rent on DVD

 
Female TroubleFemale Trouble (1974) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Waters
Feat. Divine
Waters' funniest trash–a–thon with Divine following up her unforgettable turn in Pink Flamingos as loathsome loser Dawn Davenport –…
Rancho DeluxeRancho Deluxe (1974)
Dir. Frank Perry
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Sam Waterston, Harry Dean Stanton
An admired oddball comedy with a young Jeff Bridges as one of a pair of drifters whose disdain for the establishment leads them to trouble with an…
O Lucky ManO Lucky Man (1973) Recommended
Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts…
Often surreal account of a young coffee salesman's unconventional rise to power. Malcolm McDowell is in fine form in this unusual yet satisfying…
Women in RevoltWomen in Revolt (1971) Recommended
Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis
Aspiring 'stars' Candy Darling and Holly Woodlawn try their hand at breaking into Hollywood, but end up joining a womens' rights group. Warhol…
Harold and MaudeHarold and Maude (1970) Aro Favourite
Dir. Hal Ashby
Feat. Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon
Much adored black comedy about a lonely teenager who befriends an old woman who shares his morbid fascination, among other interests. This cult hit…
Fearless Vampire Killers, TheFearless Vampire Killers, The (1967)
Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Jack MacGowran, Roman Polanski, Sharon Tate
Typically twisted spoof oddity on vampire movies, with Polanski's then wife Sharon Tate.
Cul-de-SacCul-de-Sac (1966) Recommended
Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Donald Pleasence
Polanski's influential, absurdist comedy concerns an eccentric couple taken captive by a pair of old gangsters in their Northumbrian castle. Stars…
Morgan - A Suitable Case for TreatmentMorgan - A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens…
David Warner as Morgan goes to eccentric extremes to try to win back his wife (Vanessa Redgrave) after she divorces him. Quaintly weird comic tale is…
Strait-JacketStrait-Jacket (1964) Recommended
Dir. William Castle
Feat. Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford fans won’t want to miss her slumming it as an axe–murderess, ‘reformed’ after twenty years in an asylum, but whose attempts to…
Dr. StrangeloveDr. Strangelove (or; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) (1963) Aro Favourite
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Peter Sellers, George C. Scott
A brilliant black comedy in which the U.S. president and his henchmen await imminent nuclear retaliation from the Russians. A landmark satire with…

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