Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "video-rental"

1. The Big Hit (1998)

R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Socially anxious hitman Melvin Smiley, an expert in his lucrative field, goes on a job and falls in love with his kidnapping victim, turning his world upside down.

Director: Kirk Wong | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks

Votes: 31,608 | Gross: $27.05M

2. Imagine Me & You (2005)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman who questions her sexual orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.

Director: Ol Parker | Stars: Piper Perabo, Lena Headey, Matthew Goode, Celia Imrie

Votes: 36,131 | Gross: $0.67M

3. This Means War (2012)

PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Romance

C.I.A. operatives wage an epic battle on each other when they discover they are dating the same woman.

Director: McG | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger

Votes: 194,466 | Gross: $54.76M

4. Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985 Video)

42 min | Short, Horror

Late at night, a woman is kidnapped by an unknown assailant and taken back to his blood-spattered dungeon, where he turns her into a "flower of blood and flesh" through a series of dismemberment and evisceration.

Director: Hideshi Hino | Stars: Hiroshi Tamura, Kirara Yûgao, Anja Blagojevic

Votes: 4,512

5. Air Doll (2009)

Unrated | 125 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A life-size blow-up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Bae Doona, Arata Iura, Itsuji Itao, Joe Odagiri

Votes: 8,181

6. Bleeder (1999)

98 min | Crime, Drama

Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Rikke Louise Andersson, Liv Corfixen

Votes: 9,212

7. The Sasquatch Gang (2006)

PG-13 | 86 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Young fantasy and science fiction aficionado Gavin Gore and his friends stumble onto some huge footprints in the woods. A local cop, reporter, and a renowned Sasquatch authority investigate, while two of Gavin's dim-witted neighbors hatch a scheme to profit from the situation.

Director: Tim Skousen | Stars: Justin Long, Jeremy Sumpter, Addie Land, Joey Kern

Votes: 5,172 | Gross: $0.01M

8. There's Nothing Out There (1991)

Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror

When a horror film buff tries to warn his friends spending spring break in a house in the woods of impending danger, they scoff at him, that is, until a huge mutant frog starts to pick them up one by one.

Director: Rolfe Kanefsky | Stars: Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, Mark Collver, Bonnie Bowers

Votes: 2,536

9. Bro's Before Ho's (2013)

87 min | Comedy

Two brothers have their friendship put to the test when they both fall in love with the same girl.

Directors: Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil | Stars: Sylvia Hoeks, Flip Van der Kuil, Steffen Haars, Huub Smit

Votes: 6,838

10. Slim Susie (2003)

Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A young man returns to his hometown to look for his missing sister.

Director: Ulf Malmros | Stars: Tuva Novotny, Jonas Rimeika, Björn A. Ling, Kjell Bergqvist

Votes: 10,469

11. Remote Control (1988)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

A video store clerk stumbles onto an alien plot to take over Earth by brain-washing people with a bad '50s science fiction movie. He and his friend must find a way to stop the aliens before... See full summary »

Director: Jeff Lieberman | Stars: Kevin Dillon, Deborah Goodrich, Christopher Wynne, Frank Beddor

Votes: 1,151

12. Walking and Talking (1996)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Just as Amelia thinks she's over her anxiety and insecurity, her best friend announces her engagement, bringing her anxiety and insecurity right back.

Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Catherine Keener, Anne Heche, Amy Braverman, Miranda Rhyne

Votes: 3,949 | Gross: $1.28M

13. Sidewalks of New York (2001)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance

The interlocking lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

Director: Edward Burns | Stars: Edward Burns, Heather Graham, Penny Balfour, Michael Leydon Campbell

Votes: 6,926 | Gross: $2.40M

14. Friends Forever (1986)

Unrated | 90 min | Drama

Sixteen year old Kristian is very shy, and is struggling to adjust to his new Copenhagen school. He makes friends with two very different boys, nonconformist Henrik, and bullying clique leader Patrick, who he soon discovers is gay.

Director: Stefan Henszelman | Stars: Claus Bender Mortensen, Thomas Elholm, Thomas Sigsgaard, Lars Kylmann Jacobsen

Votes: 540

15. The Last Blockbuster (2020)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary

This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.

Director: Taylor Morden | Stars: Lauren Lapkus, Tom Casey, Kevin Smith, Sandi Harding

Votes: 6,159

16. If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)

103 min | Drama, Fantasy

Young mailman finds out he has no time left due to a terminal disease. Suddenly he is approached by a devil that offers him to live more time if he eliminates something from the world. ... See full summary »

Director: Akira Nagai | Stars: Mauro Caiazza, Gaku Hamada, Mieko Harada, Anna Ishii

Votes: 2,938

17. The Auteur (2008)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy

A sweet comedy about the world's greatest living porn director.

Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Denise Chanterelle DuBois, Loren Hoskins, John Breen

Votes: 639

18. Adjust Your Tracking (2013)

Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary

A documentary capturing the modern day VHS culture and VHS collectors.

Directors: Dan M. Kinem, Levi Peretic | Stars: Lloyd Kaufman, Anthony Timpone, Keith J. Crocker, Fred Vogel

Votes: 910

19. Netflix vs. the World (2019)

Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary

The story of how a tiny, broke Silicon Valley startup slew giants of the movie rental world, warded off Amazon and forced movie making and distribution into the digital age.

Director: Shawn Cauthen | Stars: Marc Randolph, John Antioco, Shane Evangelist, Didier Allouch

Votes: 830

20. How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005)

R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer.

Director: Georgina Garcia Riedel | Stars: Elizabeth Peña, America Ferrera, Lucy Gallardo, Jorge Cervera Jr.

Votes: 665 | Gross: $0.09M

21. Videoman (2018)

93 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A VHS collector and a woman obsessed with the 80s, both alcoholics, initiates a romance that helps them battle their personal failures.

Director: Kristian A. Söderström | Stars: Stefan Sauk, Lena Nilsson, Morgan Alling, Amanda Ooms

Votes: 919

22. At the Video Store (2019)

72 min | Documentary

Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, AT THE VIDEO STORE is an ode to the death (and life!) of the American Video Store.

Director: James Westby | Stars: Mari Ane Anderson, Marty Arno, Lance Bangs, Brian Chankin

Votes: 48

23. Film Geek (2005)

Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy

The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.

Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Ritah Parrish, John Breen, Dennis Adkins

Votes: 1,099 | Gross: $0.02M

24. Piece of Cake (2015)

121 min | Drama, Romance

Shino is the type of girl that is easy and available to men. She detests being alone. She cheats and moves on even to new regions. Shino meets her new neighbour Kyoshiro who just happens to... See full summary »

Director: Tomorô Taguchi | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Gô Ayano, Tôri Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura

Votes: 167

25. Terror on Tape (1985)

90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

"Terror on Tape" is a 1985 horror anthology where a video store shows a compilation of scenes from various horror/exploitation films.

Director: Robert Worms | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Mark Fenske, Tim Noyes, Michelle Bauer

Votes: 226

26. My Life Changed When I Went to a Sex Parlor (2013)

Comedy, Romance

Twenty-nine-year-old Ryotaro is underemployed, has no friends, hyperventilates and is awkward. Worse, he is also a virgin and never been kissed before. To remedy the situation he picks up a... See full summary »

Director: Ken Iizuka | Stars: Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Nozomi Sasaki, Tôri Matsuzaka, Shinnosuke Abe

Votes: 320

27. Come as You Are (2011)

102 min | Comedy, Romance

The film takes on teenage love and sex life. It is a part of a series of films covering the sexual lives of teenagers. A man thinks he is an actor. He has a part-time job and likes a cute ... See full summary »

Director: Kôta Yoshida | Stars: Peyton Chiba, Heisuke Konishi, Tateto Serizawa, Nagisa Umeno

28. The Swimmer (2013)

16 min | Short, Drama, Horror

Perth, Western Australia. Shark attacks 10 year-old boy leaving a scar that will never heal.

Director: Giovanni Basso | Stars: Tommaso Puccini, Daniel Wilkins, Finleigh Dignam, Luca Wilkins

Votes: 52

29. Vicky and Sam (2010)

14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

While working at the local video store, Vicky meets Sam, who quickly becomes a regular costumer. Both fall in love, ignoring the true reason for their rendez-vous.

Director: Nuno Rocha | Stars: Luke Ashlocke, Jolyn Janis, Daniel Moore, Tinghui Zhang

Votes: 195

30. The Video Store Commercial (2019)

4 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A desperate video store owner hires a crew to shoot a commercial in his shop. But when they accidentally destroy a cursed VHS, suddenly, all their lives are in danger.- and worse yet, the commercial may never get finished.

Directors: Cody Kennedy, Tim Rutherford | Stars: Josh Lenner, Kevin Martin, Jesse Nash, Tim Rutherford

Votes: 64

31. Last Day for Videos (2021)

7 min | Documentary, Short

A short documentary capturing the experiences and feelings of staff at a Family Video rental store in Kalamazoo, Michigan on their last day of operation following the steady rise of ... See full summary »

Director: Chad M. Campbell | Stars: Michelle Jessen, Katelyn Messina, Katherine Yale

32. Videobox (2016)

14 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy

After a video rental store is hit by lighting a mysterious chain of events occur, causing the worlds of the video cassettes within to collide.

Director: Ben Fullman | Stars: Matthew Bool, Rosie Edwards, Damien Lyne, Eva McGilvray

33. Return Chute: The Survival of a Small Town Video Store (2023)

17 min | Short

Rod O'Hara bought Bellingen Video Connection in 2018 when video stores were already considered to be on the way out - if not already dead. Now, years later, against all the odds, and after ... See full summary »

Director: Simone Atallah | Star: Rod O'Hara

34. Vida de Balconista (2009)

75 min | Comedy

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Directors: Cavi Borges, Pedro Monteiro | Stars: Mateus Solano, Cláudio Amado, Juliano Antunes, Paula Braun

Votes: 51

35. Capitol Video

Comedy, Drama | Filming

Two sisters struggle to keep their family video store afloat as they both change as people.

Director: Taylor Thomas | Stars: Lauren Maiden, Alfonso Matos, Jared Michael-Swain, Mikala Nuccio

36. Psychostick: Rent in Peace (2019 Music Video)

6 min | Music, Comedy, Short

The Angry Video Game Nerd (James Rolfe) and Psychostick join forces to tell an emotional tale of video rental stores from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, Family Video) closing their doors forever.

Director: Patrick R. Murphy | Stars: Alex Dontre, Robert Kersey, Josh Key, James Rolfe

37. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: Chris' Ex (2003)

TV-PG | Comedy

When Chris's extra-friendly ex-husband suddenly appears and stays at her apartment, Becker tries everything possible to keep the divorced couple apart.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 93

38. Becker (1998–2004)
Episode: The Grand Gesture (2002)

TV-PG | Comedy

John tries "one last time" to romance Chris. The diner gets a new manager.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Ted Danson, Nancy Travis, Hattie Winston, Shawnee Smith

Votes: 93

39. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996–1998)
Episode: Widdershins (1996)

TV-14 | 49 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

When Robert's uncle and childhood hero commits suicide by hanging himself in his home, Hetty investigates and finds witchcraft may be involved.

Director: Robert Tronson | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Derek Benfield, Dominic Monaghan, Gwenllian Davies

Votes: 134

40. That '90s Show (2023– )
Episode: Free Leia (2023)

TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

With her parents now gone and the rest of the summer ahead Leia aims to keep her new found friends interested in her by picking the perfect movie for movie night. Kitty opens their home to the neighbor Sherri much to the chagrin of Red.

Director: Gail Mancuso | Stars: Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp, Callie Haverda, Ashley Aufderheide

Votes: 987

41. Sventoonie (2022– )
Episode: Specimen Container! (2022)

TV-PG | Comedy, Horror

It's a Creature (1985) feature. Sventoonie wants to watch some Eighties alien horror, but an undead video store employee wants his tape back.

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Kevin Fleming, Katie Nahnsen, Steven Fleming, Rich Koz

Votes: 13

42. The Goldbergs (2013–2023)
Episode: The Other Smother (2014)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Micromanaging Barry and Erica's college searches pits Beverly against a rival meddling mom. Erica tells Pops that her efforts to enhance her college prospects are based on lies.

Director: Michael Patrick Jann | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia

Votes: 452

43. The Americans (2013–2018)
Episode: The Summit (2018)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Philip tells Elizabeth about his connection with Burov, Elizabeth uses the young intern to listen to an important meeting after the original plan fails.

Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Brandon J. Dirden, Costa Ronin

Votes: 1,649

44. The Sinner (2017–2021)
Episode: Part IV (2018)

TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ambrose returns to Mosswood to confront Vera about the commune's work.

Director: Jody Lee Lipes | Stars: Bill Pullman, Carrie Coon, Natalie Paul, Hannah Gross

Votes: 1,833