Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Romance: 694 Films to Buy & Rent
Runaway Bride (1999)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Richard Gere, Julia Roberts
- New York journo Richard Gere seeks a scoop on small–town gal Julia Roberts, whose altar–deserting reputation is worthy of headlines,…
This Year's Love (1999)
- Dir. David Kane
Feat. Kathy Burke, Jennifer Ehle, Ian Hart…
- Set amongst the romantic roundelays of 6 thirty–somethings who reside in London's bohemian Camden Town, this comedy has a quirky streak, some…
Three to Tango (1999)
- Dir. Damon Santostefano
Feat. Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott
- An urban comedy of deception whose quality varies between its mildly idiotic plot and some effective casting, in the form of Matthew Perry (TV's…
An Autumn Tale (1998)
- Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Marie Riviere, Beatrice Romand, Alain Libolt
- Completing his suite of films based on the four seasons, dir. Rohmer provides another mellow, seemingly unplotted comedy, in which Rhone valley…
Dear Claudia (1998)
- Dir. Chris Cudlipp
Feat. Aleksandra Vujcic, Bryan Brown
- Interesting premise has rural flying–postie Bryan Brown and hitchhiker Aleksandra Vujcic (BROKEN ENGLISH) plane–wrecked in remote parts,…
Home Fries (1998)
- Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Luke Wilson
- Drew Barrymore continues to style herself as a wise yet perky cutsie–pie, here as a pregnant Burger–Matic waitress dodging the vindictive…
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
- Dir. Kevin Sullivan
Feat. Angela Bassett, Whoopi Goldberg
- Career–women again undergo the midlife crisis, with all its romantic miscalculations in another adaptation from the pen of Terry McMillan…
If Only (Twice Upon Yesterday) (1998)
- Dir. Maria Ripoll
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Elizabeth McGovern, Penelope Cruz
- Young lovers undergoing a relationship crisis get to relive the 'break–up' day all over again, thanks to a dose of SLIDING DOORS–style…
Life Is Beautiful (La vita e bella) (1998)
- Dir. Roberto Benigni
Feat. Roberto Benigni
- Winner of both Best Foreign Film and Best Actor Oscars (a first for an actor speaking a foreign tongue) as well as the top prize at Cannes, Roberto…
Next Stop, Wonderland (1998)
- Dir. Brad Anderson
Feat. Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Hope Davis (DAYTRIPPERS) utterly captivates as a jilted blonde indisposed to the dating scene, who finds little sign of Mr. Right in the long queue…