Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Helena Bonham Carter, Mira Sorvino…
- An ironic Greek chorus punctuates Woody Allen's familiar Manhattan–set comedy of betrayals and affairs. This time though, the implications of…
Mona Must Die (Ein fast perfektes Verhältnis) (1995)
- Dir. Donald Reiker
Feat. Marianne Sagebrecht
- A tyrannical wife becomes a target for murder of her brow–beaten husband and his neighbour lover. Their devious plan involves the mistress…
Mrs. Winterbourne (1995)
- Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Ricki Lake
- Ricki Lake shines as a pregnant white–trash waitress who is mistaken for a society widow by hoity matriarch Shirley Maclaine. Short on laughs,…
Ned and Stacey (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Debra Messing, Thomas Haden Church
- Pre–WILL & GRACE sitcom featuring Debra Messing as a jilted bride of convenience for the career–driven Thomas Haden Church. An odd…
Next Of Kin (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Penelope Keith, William Gaunt
- BBC comedy centered around a happily retired couple who gain custody of their three demanding grandchildren after their son and…
Nine Months (1995)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Jeff Goldblum…
- Affable slice of pulp Hollywood is in fact a note–for–note remake of a French comedy in which an egocentric yuppie (Hugh Grant) is…
On Our Selection (Dad and Dave - On Our Selection) (1995)
- Dir. George Whaley
Feat. Leo McKern, Joan Sutherland, Geoffrey Rush…
- An all–star comic remake of a 1920 feature, this rambuncious Ozzie folk saga celebrates the pioneering contribution made by the average Joe…
Perez Family, The (1995)
- Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Alfred Molina, Anjelica Huston, Marisa Tomei…
- A gently humorous tale about Cuban refugees who pose as a family in order to gain entry into the U.S. The director of SALAAM BOMBAY well harnesses…
Rendezvous in Paris (1995)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Clara Bellar, Mathias Mégard, Antoine Basler
- A delicately poised triptych framed around three lighthearted tales of philandering men and women. Minor, though quintessential Rohmer dalliance…
Rik Mayall Presents (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Rik Mayall
- There's more to Rik Mayall than the usual ' fart jokes' ,as demonstrated by these six groundbreaking 50 minute plays commissioned by the BBC in 1995.…