Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5465 Films to Rent
Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
- Dir. Stephen Surjik
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, Mimi Rogers…
- Media moguls Gabriel Byrne and Ben Kingsley vie for ownership of a pro football team, in an escalating war of one–upmanship, eventually raking…
Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)
- Dir. Stephan Elliot
Feat. Johnathon Schaech
- A con–artist escapes a sour deal in New York and winds up in an Aussie outback town inhabited by oddballs. This attempt to assault 'political…
Western (1997)
- Dir. Manuel Poirier
Feat. Sergi Lopez, Sacha Bourdo
- Soulfully transposing the conventions of the Western to the forlorn landscapes of modern–day Brittany, this road movie owes equal allegiance to…
Would I Lie to You? (1997)
- Dir. Thomas Gilou
Feat. Richard Anconina, Vincent Elbaz, Bruno Solo
- In a Jewish rag–trade district of Paris, an affable street kid maintains the ruse of being Jewish to financial, social and romantic advantage.…
Zero Effect (1997)
- Dir. Jake Kasdan
Feat. Bill Pullman, Ryan O'Neal, Ben Stiller…
- Bill Pullman is Darryl Zero, a bizarre millionaire–genius gumshoe hired by business tycoon Ryan O'Neal to track down his blackmailer, while…
'Til There Was You (1996)
- Dir. Scott Winant
Feat. Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker…
- Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott and Sarah Jessica Parker add zip to the pretty–faces–find–true–love genre. Jennifer…
A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
- Dir. Arlene Sanford
Feat. Shelley Long, Gary Cole
- Superior script propels this 'equal' sequel in which the '70s squarest pegs unwittingly contend with such taboos as bigamy (Mom's first husband shows…
Autumn Sun (Sol de otoƱo) (1996)
- Dir. Eduardo Mignogna
Feat. Frederico Luppi, Norma Aleandro
- Argentine drama following a Jewish woman who pretends to be in a relationship with a Jewish man from Uruguay (Frederico Luppi, CRONOS) to appease her…
Ballykissangel (TV Series) (1996-2001)
- Feat. Stephen Tompkinson, Dervla Kirwan, Niall Toibin
- Quirky smalltown Irish drama takes a warmly comedic approach to the travails of the 'new priest in town'. It doesn't help that he's English and…
Beaumarchais (1996)
- Dir. Edouard Molinaro
Feat. Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain
- Wigs and quippery at the ready, this is 18th century French history conceived in vivacious strokes of social satire and perfumed with a savoury wit,…