Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics: 368 Films to Rent on VHS
- Bless This House (1972)
- Dir. Gerald Thomas
Feat. Sidney James
- Sidney Carry–On James is the long–suffering head of a madcap household, whose constant tomfoolery cause him endless headaches; his…
- Pocket Money (1972)
- Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Paul Newman, Lee Marvin, Strother Martin…
- Broke and in debt, an otherwise honest cowboy gets mixed up in some shady dealings with a crooked rancher. Amiable comedy written by a pre–fame…
- Dr Seuss - The Cat in the Hat (1971)
- Animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss' iconic children's story is a television classic in its own right, with script and musical direction overseen by the…
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)
- Dir. Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam…
- A particularly surreal later–Python, first released on German television. Features strange and often absurd English subtitles.
- Plaza Suite (1971)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara Harris…
- Walter Mathau takes on three roles in this winning trilogy of one act plys by Neil Simon all set in the same hotel suite.
- Skin Game (1971)
- Dir. Paul Bogart
Feat. James Garner, Louis Jr. Gossett, Susan Clark…
- Beguiling comedy about a pair of con–artists who pose as master and slave to deceive unsuspecting rednecks in the post–civil war era.
- Wild Rovers (1971)
- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden…
- Saddle–sore cowpunchers William Holden and Ryan O'Neal safeguard their retirement by bank robbery, then head for the Mexican border.…
- Angel Levine, The (1970)
- Dir. Jan Kadar
Feat. Zero Mostel, Harry Belafonte, Ida Kaminska…
- In order to earn his wings Belafonte must convince the embittered Mostel that life still has value. Gentle yarn gets by chiefly on the charm of the…
- Baby Maker, The (1970)
- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. Barbara Hershey, Sam Groom, Scott Glenn
- Somewhat ahead of its time, this portrays a middle–class American couple who pay a hippy woman to be a surrogate mother for a child.…
- King Lear (1970)
- Dir. Peter Brook
Feat. Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Jack MacGowran…
- This could hardly miss with Shakespeare perennials Paul Schofield in the title role and director Peter Brook at the helm. A strong and rewarding…