Polyester

1h 26m · 1981 · Directed by John Waters · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

Polyester (1981) runs 1h 26m, directed by John Waters. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow. Originally screened with "Odorama" scratch and sniff cards so the audience could (at their own risk) smell along with the film.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.