Subgenre Sampler
Sales > Classics > Drama: 64 films to Buy
- Come See the Paradise (1990)
- An epic romance about a hot–headed unionist whose love affair with a Japanese American is torn apart when the state interns 100,000 Japanese…
- DVD $24.95
- Reversal of Fortune (1990)
- In his best performance, Jeremy Irons won an Oscar for portraying Claus Von Bulow, a European émigré who was accused of trying to poison his wife…
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$14.95 $11.20
- Dead Poet's Society (1989)
- Robin Williams is perfect as an a maverick English teacher at a private high–school for boys, where his passion for poetry profoundly…
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$20 $15
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- Oscar–winning adaptation of Albert Uhry's stage play charting the 25–year relationship between a crotchety Southern woman and her black…
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$19.95 $14.95
- Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
- Impressive biopic of American primatologist Dian Fossey (Sigourney Weaver), who ventured to the volitile African jungle to study the…
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$20 $15
- American Flyers (1985)
- Cross–country cycle drama about a couple of brothers striving to complete a race across the Rocky Mountains by summoning all their physical and…
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$24.95 $18.70
- Out of Africa (1985)
- Epic, elegant retelling of Karen Blixen's African memoirs. Winner of seven Oscars including Best Picture.
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$24.95 $18.70
- A Soldier's Story (1984)
- In charge of an inquiry into the murder of a black sergeant on an army base in 1944, investigator Howard E Rollins Jnr uncovers a knot of racial…
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$19.95 $14.95
- Amadeus (1984)
- Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…
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$24.95 $18.70
- Highway to Heaven (TV Series) (1984)
- Feelgood, down–to–earth fantasy series for the whole family, starring Michael Landon (Little House on the Prairie) as a "probational"…
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$59.95 $30, $49.95, $59.95, $59.95
- Killing Fields, The (1984)
- Devastating and award–winning account of Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia.
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Terms of Endearment (1983)
- Classic family saga of loss and reconciliation with Shirley Maclaine and Jack Nicholson, who both won Oscars, as did the film.
- DVD
$25 $18.75
- Gandhi (1982)
- Epic retelling of the life of the inspirational Indian leader with Ben Kingsley as 'The Mahatma'. Won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture.
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$19.95 $14.95
- Puberty Blues (1981)
- Affecting teenage odyssey with Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja as surfing–groupies, learning to fit into a sex’n’drugs beach–scene.
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$19.95 $14.95
- Washington: Behind Closed Doors (Mini-Series) (1977)
- Sharply written mini–series inspired by the Nixon administration tells the story of a power–hungry U.S. President, and the men he…
- DVD $29.95
- Captains and the Kings (TV Mini-Series) (1976)
- Rich inter–generational saga chronicling the life of an Irish immigrant who arrives penniless in America in the mid–19th century.…
- DVD $44.95
- Rich Man, Poor Man (Mini-series) (1976)
- Popular TV Mini–Series with a superb ensemble cast based on the best–selling Irwin Shaw novel following the fate of two immigrant…
- DVD $74.95
- Gambler, The (1974)
- A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- QB VII (TV Mini-Series) (1974)
- A multiple Emmy–winning adaptation of the novel by Leon Uris (best known for "Exodus") detailing the gripping court battle between a…
- DVD $24.95
- Rockford Files, The (TV Series) (1974-1975)
- In the spirit of 'Cold Case' this detective thriller series stars James Garner as an easy going plaid jacket attired investigator pursuing unsolved…
- DVD $39.95, $39.95, $39.95, $39.95
- Love Story (1971)
- Romance on a New England campus between Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal. A huge hit. Oscar–winning theme–tune by Francis Lai.
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$19.95 $14.95
- T.R. Baskin (1971)
- Candice Bergen plays a naive but enthusiastic young woman who runs away to Chicago in the hopes of finding a fulfilling romantic life and career, but…
- DVD $14.95
- Marcus Welby MD (TV Series) (1969)
- Long–running medical drama, with Robert Young as the beloved General Practioner whose unorthodox care of patients riled his much younger,…
- DVD $59.95
- Me, Natalie (1969)
- Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…
- DVD $29.95
- Paul Temple (TV Series) (1969)
- Forgotten 70s crime series follows the fortunes of a globetrotting novelist–cum–amateur sleuth and his dishy wife. Something of an…
- DVD $39.95, $39.95
- Women in Love (1969)
- Ken Russell's esteemed version of D.H. Lawrence's finest novel about a macho entrepreneur, his philosophically and sexually dubious friend and their…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Lion in Winter, The (1968)
- An acting feast for Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn (who won an Oscar) as tempestuous King Henry II and his estranged wife who fiercely…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Forsyte Saga, The (TV Series) (1967)
- The BBC's acclaimed version of John Galsworthy's series of novels known as "The Forsyte Saga", which cover the lives of five generations of a wealthy…
- DVD
$100 $65
- Graduate, The (1967)
- An endearing Dustin Hoffman in his first leading role, is seduced by a middle–aged woman and then falls in love with her daughter. A brilliant…
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$19.95 $14.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95 $18.70
- To Sir with Love (1966)
- Sidney Poitier instructs a class of cheeky, wayward teenagers in this feel–good classic of British cinema.
- DVD $29.95
- Americanization of Emily, The (1964)
- Plucky black comedy with James Garner as the scapegoat for a wacky US admiral's grand plan to have a American naval officer be the first killed at…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
- Bande a Part (Band of Outsiders) (1964)
- One of the dir.’s more accessible films follows the carefree criminal adventures of Anna Karina, Claude Brasseur and Sami Frey, while still…
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$44.95 $33.70
- Beauty Jungle, The (Contest Girl) (1964)
- Interesting early expose of the lurid, cut–throat world of beauty pageants has a fetching Bristol typist (Scott) teased into entering a local…
- DVD $19.95
- Carpetbaggers, The (1964)
- Drama based on the best–selling 1961 novel by Harold Robbins about a cheerfully vulgar business tycoon (perhaps modelled off Howard Hughes),…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Chalk Garden, The (1964)
- British melodrama based on the eccentric stage play by Enid Bagnold, with Hayley Mills playing a rebellious teenager who meets her match in governess…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Kitten with a Whip (1964)
- Ann–Margaret brings white–hot intensity to this cult classic about a teenage girl on the run from the law who blackmails a clueless…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Yellow Rolls-Royce, The (1964)
- Star–studded omnibus following three consecutive owners of a cute Rolls Royce Pantom II. An English aristocrat, a Chicago gangster and a…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Zorba the Greek (1964)
- Keynote role for Anthony Quinn as the title–character of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, a bawdy, womanising,…
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$19.95 $14.95
- Le Mepris (Contempt) (1963)
- An insecure screen–writer struggles with vulgar producers as well as his movie–star wife on the set of Homer's Odyssey. Brigitte Bardot,…
- DVD
$69.95 $44.95
- Leopard, The (Il Gattopardo) (1963)
- An Italian classic, concerning the decline of the 19th century Sicilian aristocracy – represented by Burt Lancaster– that fulfils its…
- DVD
$29.95 $24.95
- Barabbas (1962)
- Lavish, literate and thrilling by equal measure, this Hollywood Roman speculation follows the wanderings of the legendary thief (Quinn) who was saved…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Grim Reaper, The (La Commare Secca) (1962)
- Dir. Bertolucci's first film – with trademark technical virtuosity already in evidence – is a whodunnit about a prostitute murdered in a…
- DVD $34.95
- Children's Hour, The (1961)
- Good performances from the two leads as lesbian school–teachers who are involved in smalltown scandal when a trouble–making student…
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$24.95 $18.70
- Hustler, The (1961)
- Classic Paul Newman, playing a pool–shark with potential who gets into a match with the legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). George C…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
- Dramatisation of the trial of the Nazi judges at Nuremberg, facing the patient integrity of Judge Spencer Tracy. Epic, gripping courtroom drama, with…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Psycho (1960)
- Only Mr. Hitchcock could plunder B–movie conventions and turn in the biggest box–office success of his career.
A plethora of…
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$19.95 $14.95
- Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959)
- Absorbing film version of the play based on the experience of a Jewish girl who was forced to live within the confines of a tiny attic, under…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
- Underrated American Western telling the tale of a U.S. Marshal seeking revenge in the town of 'Gun Hill' after the racially charged rape and murder…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
- A kitsch classic in which Elizabeth Taylor is in finest neurotic form as a young woman trying to fight her vindictive aunt's will to have her…
- DVD $14.95
- Cat On a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
- Compelling melodrama based on Tennessee Williams' play of greed, lust and impotence in a wealthly Southern family. Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Night to Remember, A (1958)
- Vivid re–enactment of events that led to the sinking of the Titanic, with careful attention payed to the human drama. Kenneth More leads a…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Bus Stop (1956)
- Marilyn Monroe excels in this comedy/drama as a distraught southern showgirl who becomes the object of desire and marriage for an obsessive and naive…
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$20 $15
- There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
- Resolute Sirk melodrama tugs at the heartstrings of a disenchanted family man whose chance encounter with an old–flame compels his children to…
- DVD $34.95
- East of Eden (1955)
- James Dean's acting debut electrifies the screen in this emotionally charged drama about two brother's rivalry for the love of their father. Based on…
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$39.95 $29.95
- Country Girl, The (1954)
- Bing Crosby sobers up to play an alcoholic has–been actor aided to make a comeback by wife Grace Kelly and pal William Holden.
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Place in the Sun, A (1951)
- Montgomery Clift excels as a penniless youth whose determination to win the heart of socialite Elizabeth Taylor (in her debut as an adult actress) is…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Outrage (1950)
- One of the earliest post–Code Hollywood films to deal with the subject of rape, this black–and–white B–movie follows a young…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Great Gatsby, The (1949)
- The second adaptation of the literary classic has the miscast Alan Ladd as the mysterious Long Islander.
- DVD $14.95
- Tulsa (1949)
- Glossy melodrama with Hayward whose determination to save her ranch from a greedy oil baron sees her enter the cut throat world of prospecting.
- DVD $14.95
- Great Expectations (1946)
- Esteemed treatment of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a young orphan aided by a mysterious benefactor brought major international success to the…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Citizen Kane (1941)
- Orson Welles ground–breaking work chronicles a publishing tycoon's rise to power, told through a reporter's efforts to discover the meaning of…
- DVD
$20 $15
- Face Behind the Mask, The (1941)
- Film noir following the descent of a kind watch maker whose face is disfigured in a fire shortly after immigrating to America, and despite being a…
- Blu-Ray $34.95
- Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
- Thomas Hughes' classic novel of life at the Victorian Boys public school of Rugby is given a generous, populist treatment. New boy Lydon finds…
- DVD $14.95
- Fire Over England (1937)
- The war between England and Spain in the late 16th century serves as the backdrop for this lavish drama. Laurence Olivier plays a British naval…
- DVD $34.95