Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Romance: 694 Films to Buy & Rent
Lunatics: A Love Story (1991)
- Dir. Josh Becker
Feat. Ted Raimi, Deborah Foreman, Bruce Campbell
- A Sam Raimi–produced twisted rom–com with brother Ted Raimi as a paranoid, aspiring poet who, after an accidental phone conversation with…
Only the Lonely (1991)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. John Candy, Maureen O'Hara, Ally Sheedy…
- John Candy's nice guy 38–year–old cop has his romantic life hampered by his outspoken mother. Maureen O'Hara's first screen role in 20…
Big Steal, The (1990)
- Dir. Nadia Tass
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Claudia Karvan
- Romantic romp from the makers of MALCOLM, possesses the charm and wit that made that film memorable. Teenager Ben Mendelsohn wins a date with the…
Bird On a Wire (1990)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carradine…
- Mel Gibson plays a protected witness who is wanted by some nasty crooks for putting them behind bars.
Green Card (1990)
- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell
- English language debut for Gerard Depardieu as a French musician who enters into a marriage–of–convenience with a stranger (Andie…
Joe Versus The Volcano (1990)
- Dir. John Patrick Shanley
Feat. Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges…
- Finding he has only six months to live, Tom Hanks is strangely offered megabucks to jump into a vat of hot lava for the sake of ancient gods.
Pretty Woman (1990)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere
- Julia Roberts was catapulted to stardom in this fairy–tale romance about a call–girl who is swept up by Richard Gere, a millionaire…
Chances Are (1989)
- Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Robert Downey, Cybill Shepherd, Ryan O'Neal…
- 80s rom–com with a fantasy twist, starring Robert Downey Jr as a young district attorney who dies in 1964, only to be reincarnated in 1987. He…
Cousins (1989)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young…
- Superior remake of COUSIN COUSINE with Danson and Rossellini pretending to be lovers to avenge their unfaithful partners.
Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
- Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic
- Oddball dramedy with Daniel Day–Lewis taking on the role of a dentist travelling by motorbike through South America to provide locals with free…