Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Fisher King, The (1991)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams
- Jeff Bridges plays a self–obssesed DJ who regains his compassion when his life is saved by an endearing lunatic hobo (Robin Williams) –…
Five Heartbeats, The (1991)
- Dir. Robert Townsend
Feat. Robert Townsend, Diahann Carroll, Theresa Randle
- A bright and snappy musical biopic accounting the rise and fall of a '60s R&B/soul quintet, based loosely on the career of the 'The Dells'.
Flirting (1991)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman, Noah Taylor
- Award–winning sequel to THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE sensitively explores adolescent life in two single–sex high schools in rural Australia,…
Frankie and Johnny (1991)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Humble fairy tale about a rocky relationship between hamburger cook and waitress. A dolled down Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this…
Grampire (Moonrise) (1991)
- Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Al Lewis
- The Munsters' Al Lewis turns up on our shores to star in a ghoulish comedy as the blood–sucking but well–meaning grandfather of a…
Great Day On the Beach (1991)
- Dir. Stellan Olssen
Feat. Erik Clausen, Nina Gunke, Benjamin Rothenborg
- A family day at a seaside resort enlightens a six–year–old boy with grand illusions of his extrovert father. A comic, perceptive view of…
Hairdresser's Husband, The (1991)
- Dir. Patrice Leconte
Feat. Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena
- Everything you may love or loathe about French movies is taken to an (intentional?) extreme in this whimsical venture into the one–track mind…
Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
- Dir. Joseph B. Vasquez
Feat. Doug E. Doug, Mario Joyner, John Leguizamo…
- The misadventures of two black and two Hispanic youths who kick around the Bronx on a typical Friday night. A ghetto film with laughs, gusto and a…
He Said, She Said (1991)
- Dir. Ken Kwapis, Marisa Silver
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane…
- Romantic comedy that plays out the relationship between rival journalists twice – once from each perspective. The conservative male and liberal…
Hear My Song (1991)
- Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Adrian Dunbar, Ned Beatty, Tara Fitzgerald
- A night–club owner goes to convoluted lengths to restore his credibility by tracking down a long–reclusive singing star (Beatty –…